Gene-expression profiling with reduced numbers of transcript measurements

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides compositions and methods for making and using a transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiling platform that measures the expression levels of only a select subset of the total number of transcripts. Because gene expression is believed to be highly correlated, direct measurement of a small number (for example, 1,000) of appropriately-selected transcripts allows the expression levels of the remainder to be inferred. The present invention, therefore, has the potential to reduce the cost and increase the throughput of full-transcriptome gene-expression profiling relative to the well-known conventional approaches that require all transcripts to be measured.

RELATED APPLICATIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

This application is a continuation-in-part application of internationalpatent application Serial No. PCT/US2011/031395 filed 6 Apr. 2011, whichpublished as PCT Publication No. WO 2011/127150 on 13 Oct. 2011, whichclaims benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No.61/321,298 filed 6 Apr. 2010.

This application is also a continuation-in-part application ofinternational patent application Serial No. PCT/US2011/031232 filed 5Apr. 2011, which published as PCT Publication No. WO 2011/127042 on 13Oct. 2011, which claims benefit of U.S. provisional patent applicationSer. No. 61/321,385 filed 6 Apr. 2010.

FEDERAL FUNDING LEGEND

This invention was made with government support under Grant Nos.CA133834 and U54 6916636 awarded by the National Institutes of Health.The government has certain rights in the invention.

The foregoing applications, and all documents cited therein or duringtheir prosecution (“appln cited documents”) and all documents cited orreferenced in the appln cited documents, and all documents cited orreferenced herein (“herein cited documents”), and all documents cited orreferenced in herein cited documents, together with any manufacturer'sinstructions, descriptions, product specifications, and product sheetsfor any products mentioned herein or in any document incorporated byreference herein, are hereby incorporated herein by reference, and maybe employed in the practice of the invention. More specifically, allreferenced documents are incorporated by reference to the same extent asif each individual document was specifically and individually indicatedto be incorporated by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to genomic informatics and gene-expressionprofiling. Gene-expression profiles provide complex molecularfingerprints regarding the relative state of a cell or tissue.Similarities in gene-expression profiles between organic states (i.e.,for example, normal and diseased cells and/or tissues) provide moleculartaxonomies, classification, and diagnostics. Similarities ingene-expression profiles resulting from various external perturbations(i.e., for example, ablation or enforced expression of specific genes,and/or small molecules, and/or environmental changes) reveal functionalsimilarities between these perturbagens, of value in pathway andmechanism-of-action elucidation. Similarities in gene-expressionprofiles between organic (e.g. disease) and induced (e.g. by smallmolecule) states may identify clinically-effective therapies.Improvements described herein allow for the efficient and economicalgeneration of full-transcriptome gene-expression profiles by identifyingcluster centroid landmark transcripts that predict the expression levelsof other transcripts within the same cluster.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

High-density, whole-transcriptome DNA microarrays are the method ofchoice for unbiased gene-expression profiling. These profiles have beenfound useful for the classification and diagnosis of disease, predictingpatient response to therapy, exploring biological mechanisms, inclassifying and elucidating the mechanisms-of-action of small molecules,and in identifying new therapeutics. van de Vijver et al., “A geneexpression signature as a predictor of survival in breast cancer” N EnglJ Med 347:1999-2009 (2002); Lamb et al., “A mechanism of cyclin D1action encoded in the patterns of gene expression in human cancer” Cell114:323-334 (2003); Glas et al., “Gene expression profiling infollicular lymphoma to assess clinical aggressiveness and to guide thechoice of treatment” Blood 105:301-307 (2005); Burczynski et al.,“Molecular classification of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitispatients using transcriptional profiles in peripheral blood mononuclearcells” J Mol Diagn 8:51-61 (2006); Golub et al., “Molecularclassification of cancer: class discovery and class prediction by geneexpression monitoring” Science 286:531 (1999); Ramaswamy et al.,“Multiclass cancer diagnosis using tumor gene expression signatures”Proc Natl Acad Sci 98: 15149 (2001); Lamb et al., “The Connectivity Map:using gene-expression signatures to connect small molecules, genes anddisease” Science 313:1929 (2006). However, the overall success andwide-spread use of these methods is severely limited by the high costand low throughput of existing transcriptome-analysis technologies. Forexample, using gene-expression profiling to screen for small moleculeswith desirable biological effects is practical only if one could analyzethousands of compounds per day at a cost dramatically below that ofconventional microarrays.

What is needed in the art is a simple, flexible, cost-effective, andhigh-throughput transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiling solutionthat would allow for the analysis of many thousands of tissue specimensand cellular states induced by external perturbations. This wouldgreatly accelerate the rate of discovery of medically-relevantconnections encoded therein. Methods have been developed to rapidlyassay the expression of small numbers of transcripts in large number ofsamples; for example, Peck et al., “A method for high-throughput geneexpression signature analysis” Genome Biol 7:R61 (2006). If transcriptsthat faithfully predict the expression levels of other transcripts couldbe identified, it is conceivable that the measurement of a set of such‘landmark’ transcripts using such moderate-multiplex assay methodscould, in concert with an algorithm that calculates the levels of thenon-landmark transcripts from those measurements, provide thefull-transcriptome gene-expression analysis solution sought.

Citation or identification of any document in this application is not anadmission that such document is available as prior art to the presentinvention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is related to the field of genomic informatics andgene-expression profiling. Gene-expression profiles provide complexmolecular fingerprints regarding the relative state of a cell or tissue.Similarities in gene-expression profiles between organic states (i.e.,for example, normal and diseased cells and/or tissues) provide moleculartaxonomies, classification, and diagnostics. Similarities ingene-expression profiles resulting from various external perturbations(i.e., for example, ablation or enforced expression of specific genes,and/or small molecules, and/or environmental changes) reveal functionalsimilarities between these perturbagens, of value in pathway andmechanism-of-action elucidation. Similarities in gene-expressionprofiles between organic (e.g. disease) and induced (e.g. by smallmolecule) states may identify clinically-effective therapies.Improvements described herein allow for the efficient and economicalgeneration of full-transcriptome gene-expression profiles by identifyingcluster centroid landmark transcripts that predict the expression levelsof other transcripts within the same cluster.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method formaking a transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression profiling platform usingsub-transcriptome numbers of transcript measurements which may comprise:a) providing: i) a first library of transcriptome-wide mRNA-expressiondata from a first collection of biological samples; ii) a secondcollection of biological samples; iii) a second library oftranscriptome-wide mRNA-expression data from said second collection ofbiological samples; iv) a device capable of measuring transcriptexpression levels; b) performing computational analysis on said firstlibrary such that a plurality of transcript clusters are created,wherein the number of said clusters is substantially less than the totalnumber of all transcripts; c) identifying a centroid transcript withineach of said plurality of transcript clusters, thereby creating aplurality of centroid transcripts, said remaining transcripts beingnon-centroid transcripts; d) measuring the expression levels of at leasta portion of transcripts from said second collection of biologicalsamples with said device, wherein said portion of transcripts comprisetranscripts identified as said centroid transcripts from said firstlibrary; e) determining the ability of said measurements of theexpression levels of said centroid transcripts to infer the levels of atleast a portion of transcripts from said second library, wherein saidportion is comprised of non-centroid transcripts; f) selecting saidcentroid transcripts whose said expression levels have said ability toinfer the levels of said portion of non-centroid transcripts. In oneembodiment, the plurality of centroid transcripts is approximately 1000centroid transcripts. In one embodiment, the device is selected from thegroup which may comprise a microarray, a bead array, a liquid array, ora nucleic-acid sequencer. In one embodiment, the computational analysismay comprise cluster analysis. In one embodiment, the method further maycomprise repeating steps c) to f) until validated centroid transcriptsfor each of said plurality of transcript clusters are identified. In oneembodiment, the plurality of clusters of transcripts are orthogonal. Inone embodiment, the plurality of clusters of transcripts arenon-overlapping. In one embodiment, the determining involves acorrelation between said expression levels of said centroid transcriptsand said expression levels of said non-centroid transcripts. In oneembodiment, the expression levels of a set of substantially invarianttranscripts are additionally measured with said device in said secondcollection of biological samples. In one embodiment, the measurements ofsaid centroid transcripts made with said device, and saidmRNA-expression data from said first and second libraries, arenormalized with respect to the expression levels of a set ofsubstantially invariant transcripts.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method foridentifying a subpopulation of predictive transcripts within atranscriptome, which may comprise: a) providing; i) a first library oftranscriptome-wide mRNA-expression data from a first collection ofbiological samples; ii) a second collection of biological samples or asecond library of transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression data from saidsecond collection of biological samples; iii) a device capable ofmeasuring transcript expression levels; b) performing computationalanalysis on said first library such that a plurality of transcriptclusters are created, wherein the number of said clusters is less thanthe total number of all transcripts in said first library; c)identifying a centroid transcript within each of said transcriptclusters thereby creating a plurality of centroid transcripts, saidremaining transcripts being non-centroid transcripts; d) processingtranscripts from said second collection of biological samples on saiddevice so as to measure expression levels of said centroid transcripts,and e) determining which of said plurality of centroid transcriptsmeasured on said device predict the levels of said non-centroidtranscripts in said second library of transcriptome-wide data. In oneembodiment, the plurality of centroid transcripts is approximately 1000centroid transcripts. In one embodiment, the device is selected from thegroup which may comprise a microarray, a bead array, a liquid array, ora nucleic-acid sequencer. In one embodiment, the computational analysismay comprise cluster analysis. In one embodiment, the determininginvolves a correlation between said centroid transcript and saidnon-centroid transcript. In one embodiment, the method further maycomprise repeating steps c) to e).

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method foridentifying a subpopulation of approximately 1000 predictive transcriptswithin a transcriptome, which may comprise: a) providing: i) a firstlibrary of transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression data from a firstcollection of biological samples representing greater than 1000different transcripts, and ii) transcripts from a second collection ofbiological samples; b) performing computational analysis on said firstlibrary such that a plurality of clusters of transcripts are created,wherein the number of said clusters is approximately 1000 and less thanthe total number of all transcripts in said first library; c)identifying a centroid transcript within each of said transcriptclusters, said remaining transcripts being non-centroid transcripts; d)processing the transcripts from said second collection of biologicalsamples so as to measure the expression levels of non-centroidtranscripts, so as to create first measurements, and expression levelsof centroid transcripts, so as to create second measurements; and e)determining which centroid transcripts based on said second measurementspredict the levels of said non-centroid transcripts, based on said firstmeasurements, thereby identifying a subpopulation of predictivetranscripts within a transcriptome. In one embodiment, the methodfurther may comprise a device capable of measuring the expression levelsof said centroid transcripts. In one embodiment, the device is capableof measuring the expression levels of approximately 1000 of saidcentroid transcripts. In one embodiment, the computational analysis maycomprise cluster analysis. In one embodiment, the determining involves acorrelation between said centroid transcript and said non-centroidtranscript. In one embodiment, the method further may comprise repeatingsteps c) to e).

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method forpredicting the expression level of a first population of transcripts bymeasuring the expression level of a second population of transcripts,which may comprise: a) providing: i) a first heterogeneous population oftranscripts which may comprise a second heterogeneous population oftranscripts, said second population which may comprise a subset of saidfirst population, ii) an algorithm capable of predicting the level ofexpression of transcripts within said first population which are notwithin said second population, said predicting based on the measuredlevel of expression of transcripts within said second population; b)processing said first heterogeneous population of transcripts underconditions such that a plurality of different templates representingonly said second population of transcripts is created; c) measuring theamount of each of said different templates to create a plurality ofmeasurements; and d) applying said algorithm to said plurality ofmeasurements, thereby predicting the level of expression of transcriptswithin said first population which are not within said secondpopulation. In one embodiment, the first heterogenous population oftranscripts comprise a plurality of non-centroid transcripts. In oneembodiment, the second heterogenous population of transcripts maycomprise a plurality of centroid transcripts. In one embodiment, themethod further may comprise a device capable of measuring the amount ofapproximately 1000 of said different templates. In one embodiment, thedevice is selected from the group which may comprise a microarray, abead array, a liquid array, or a nucleic-acid sequencer. In oneembodiment, the algorithm involves a dependency matrix.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method ofassaying gene expression, which may comprise: a) providing: i)approximately 1000 different barcode sequences; ii) approximately 1000beads, each bead which may comprise a homogeneous set of nucleic-acidprobes, each set complementary to a different barcode sequence of saidapproximately 1000 barcode sequences; iii) a population of more than1000 different transcripts, each transcript which may comprise agene-specific sequence; iv) an algorithm capable of predicting the levelof expression of unmeasured transcripts; b) processing said populationof transcripts to create approximately 1000 different templates, eachtemplate which may comprise one of said approximately 1000 barcodesequences operably associated with a different gene-specific sequence,wherein said approximately 1000 different templates represents less thanthe total number of transcripts within said population; c) measuring theamount of each of said approximately 1000 different templates to createa plurality of measurements; and d) applying said algorithm to saidplurality of measurements, thereby predicting the level of expression ofunmeasured transcripts within said population. In one embodiment, themethod further may comprise a device capable of measuring the amount ofeach of said approximately 1000 different templates. In one embodiment,the beads are optically addressed. In one embodiment, the processing maycomprise ligation-mediated amplification. In one embodiment, themeasuring may comprise detecting said optically addressed beads. In oneembodiment, the measuring may comprise hybridizing said approximately1000 different templates to said approximately 1000 beads through saidnucleic-acid probes complementary to said approximately 1000 barcodesequences. In one embodiment, the measuring may comprise a flowcytometer. In one embodiment, the algorithm involves a dependencymatrix.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a compositionwhich may comprise an amplified nucleic acid sequence, wherein saidsequence may comprise at least a portion of a cluster centroidtranscript sequence and a barcode sequence, wherein said compositionfurther may comprise an optically addressed bead, and wherein said beadmay comprise a capture probe nucleic-acid sequence hybridized to saidbarcode. In one embodiment, the barcode sequence is at least partiallycomplementary to said capture probe nucleic acid. In one embodiment, theamplified nucleic-acid sequence is biotinylated. In one embodiment, theoptically addressed bead is detectable with a flow cytometric system. Inone embodiment, the flow cytometric system discriminates betweenapproximately 500-1000 optically addressed beads.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method forcreating a genome-wide expression profile, which may comprise: a)providing; i) a plurality of genomic transcripts derived from abiological sample; ii) a plurality of centroid transcripts which maycomprise at least a portion of said genomic transcripts, said remaininggenomic transcripts being non-centroid transcripts; b) measuring theexpression level of said plurality of centroid transcripts; c) inferringthe expression levels of said non-centroid transcripts from saidcentroid transcript expression levels, thereby creating a genome-wideexpression profile. In one embodiment, the plurality of centroidtranscripts comprise approximately 1,000 transcripts. In one embodiment,the measuring may comprise a device selected from the group which maycomprise a microarray, a bead array, a liquid array, or a nucleic-acidsequencer. In one embodiment, the inferring involves a dependencymatrix, the genome-wide expression profile identifies said biologicalsample as diseased. In one embodiment, the genome-wide expressionprofile identifies said biological sample as healthy. In one embodiment,the genome-wide expression profile provides a functional readout of theaction of a perturbagen. In one embodiment, the genome-wide expressionprofile may comprise an expression profile suitable for use in aconnectivity map. In one embodiment, the expression profile is comparedwith query signatures for similarities. In one embodiment, thegenome-wide expression profile may comprise a query signature compatiblewith a connectivity map. In one embodiment, the query signature iscompared with known genome-wide expression profiles for similarities.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a kit, which maycomprise: a) a first container which may comprise a plurality ofcentroid transcripts derived from a transcriptome; b) a second containerwhich may comprise buffers and reagents compatible with measuring theexpression level of said plurality of centroid transcripts within abiological sample; c) a set of instructions for inferring the expressionlevel of non-centroid transcripts within said biological sample, basedupon the expression level of said plurality of centroid transcripts. Inone embodiment, the plurality of centroid transcripts is approximately1,000 transcripts.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method formaking a transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression profile, which may comprise:a) providing: i) a composition of validated centroid transcriptsnumbering substantially less than the total number of all transcripts;ii) a device capable of measuring the expression levels of saidvalidated centroid transcripts; iii) an algorithm capable ofsubstantially calculating the expression levels of transcripts notamongst the set of said validated centroid transcripts from expressionlevels of said validated centroid transcripts measured by said deviceand transcript cluster information created from a library oftranscriptome-wide mRNA-expression data from a collection of biologicalsamples; and iv) a biological sample; b) applying said biological sampleto said device whereby expression levels of said validated centroidtranscripts in said biological sample are measured; and c) applying saidalgorithm to said measurements thereby creating a transcriptome-widemRNA expression profile. In one embodiment, the validated centroidtranscripts comprise approximately 1,000 transcripts. In one embodiment,the device is selected from the group which may comprise a microarray, abead array, a liquid array, or a nucleic-acid sequencer. In oneembodiment, the expression levels of a set of substantially invarianttranscripts are additionally measured in said biological sample. In oneembodiment, the expression levels of said validated centroid transcriptsare normalized with respect to said expression levels of said invarianttranscripts.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method formaking a transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression profiling platform which maycomprise: a) providing: i) a first library of transcriptome-widemRNA-expression data from a first collection of biological samples; ii)a second library of transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression data from asecond collection of biological samples; iii) a device capable ofmeasuring transcript expression levels; b) performing computationalanalysis on said first library such that a plurality of transcriptclusters are created, wherein the number of said clusters issubstantially less than the total number of all transcripts; c)identifying a centroid transcript within each of said plurality oftranscript clusters, thereby creating a plurality of centroidtranscripts; d) identifying a set of substantially invariant transcriptsfrom said first library; e) measuring the expression levels of at leasta portion of transcripts from said second collection of biologicalsamples with said device, wherein said portion of transcripts comprisetranscripts identified as said centroid transcripts and said invarianttranscripts from said first library; f) determining the ability of saidmeasurements of expression levels of said plurality of centroidtranscripts to infer the levels of at least a portion of non-centroidtranscripts from said second library. In one embodiment, the pluralityof centroid transcripts is approximately 1000 centroid transcripts. Inone embodiment, the device may comprise a genome-wide microarray. In oneembodiment, the method further may comprise repeating steps c) to f)until validated centroid transcripts for each of said plurality oftranscript clusters are identified. In one embodiment, the plurality ofclusters of transcripts are orthogonal. In one embodiment, the pluralityof clusters of transcripts are non-overlapping.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method forpredicting transcript levels within a transcriptome, which may comprise:a) providing: i) a first library of transcriptome-wide mRNA-expressiondata from a first collection of biological samples; ii) a second libraryof transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression data from a second collection ofbiological samples; iii) a device capable of measuring transcriptexpression levels; b) performing computational analysis on said firstlibrary such that a plurality of transcript clusters are created,wherein the number of said clusters is less than the total number of alltranscripts in said first library; c) identifying a centroid transcriptwithin each of said transcript clusters thereby creating a plurality ofcentroid transcripts, said remaining transcripts being non-centroidtranscripts; d) processing said second library transcripts on saiddevice so as to measure expression levels of said centroid transcriptsand e) determining which of said plurality of centroid transcriptsmeasured on said device predict the levels of said non-centroidtranscripts in said second library of transcriptome-wide data. In oneembodiment, the plurality of centroid transcripts is approximately 1000centroid transcripts. In one embodiment, the device is selected from thegroup which may comprise a microarray, a bead array, or a liquid array.In one embodiment, the computational analysis may comprise clusteranalysis. In one embodiment, the identifying may comprise repeatingsteps c) to e). In one embodiment, the processing utilizes a flowcytometer. In one embodiment, the determining identifies a correlationbetween said centroid transcript and said non-centroid transcript.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method formaking a transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression profiling platform which maycomprise: a) providing: i) a first library of transcriptome-widemRNA-expression data from a first collection of biological samples; ii)a second collection of biological samples; iii) a second library oftranscriptome-wide mRNA-expression data from said second collection ofbiological samples; iv) a device capable of measuring transcriptexpression levels; b) performing computational analysis on said firstlibrary such that a plurality of transcript clusters are created,wherein the number of said clusters is substantially less than the totalnumber of all transcripts; c) identifying a centroid transcript withineach of said plurality of transcript clusters, thereby creating aplurality of centroid transcripts; d) measuring the expression levels ofat least a portion of transcripts from said second collection ofbiological samples with said device, wherein said portion of transcriptscomprise transcripts identified as said centroid transcripts from saidfirst library; e) determining the ability of said measurements of theexpression levels of said centroid transcripts to infer the levels of atleast a portion of transcripts from said second library, wherein saidportion is comprised of non-centroid transcripts. In one embodiment, theplurality of centroid transcripts is approximately 1000 centroidtranscripts. In one embodiment, the device may comprise a microarray. Inone embodiment, the device may comprise a bead array. In one embodiment,the device may comprise a liquid array. In a the method further maycomprise repeating steps c) to e) until validated centroid transcriptsfor each of said plurality of transcript clusters are identified. In oneembodiment, the plurality of clusters of transcripts are orthogonal. Inone embodiment, the plurality of clusters of transcripts arenon-overlapping. In one embodiment, the determining involves acorrelation between said centroid transcripts and said non-centroidtranscripts. In one embodiment, the expression levels of a set ofsubstantially invariant transcripts are additionally measured with saiddevice in said second collection of biological samples. In oneembodiment, the measurements of said centroid transcripts made with saiddevice, and said mRNA-expression data from said first and secondlibraries, are normalized with respect to the expression levels of a setof substantially invariant transcripts.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method foridentifying a subpopulation of approximately 1000 predictive transcriptswithin a transcriptome, which may comprise: a) providing i) a firstlibrary of transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression data from a firstcollection of biological samples representing greater than 1000different transcripts, and ii) transcripts from a second collection ofbiological samples; b) performing computational analysis on said firstlibrary such that a plurality of clusters of transcripts are created,wherein the number of said clusters is approximately 1000 and less thanthe total number of all transcripts in said first library; c)identifying a centroid transcript within each of said transcriptclusters, said remaining transcripts being non-centroid transcripts; d)processing the transcripts from said second collection of biologicalsamples so as to measure the expression levels of non-centroidtranscripts, so as to create first measurements, and expression levelsof centroid transcripts, so as to create second measurements; and e)determining which centroid transcripts based on said second measurementspredict the levels of said non-centroid transcripts, based on said firstmeasurements, thereby identifying a subpopulation of predictivetranscripts within a transcriptome. In one embodiment, the methodfurther may comprise a device capable of attaching said centroidtranscripts. In one embodiment, the device attaches approximately 1000of said centroid transcripts. In one embodiment, the computationalanalysis may comprise cluster analysis. In one embodiment, theidentifying may comprise repeating steps c) to e). In one embodiment,the processing utilizes a flow cytometer. In one embodiment, thedetermining identifies a correlation between said centroid transcriptand said non-centroid transcript.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method forpredicting the expression level of a first population of transcripts bymeasuring the expression level of a second population of transcripts,which may comprise: a) providing; i) a first heterogeneous population oftranscripts which may comprise a second heterogeneous population oftranscripts, said second population which may comprise a subset of saidfirst population, ii) an algorithm capable of predicting the level ofexpression of transcripts within said first population which are notwithin said second population, said predicting based on the measuredlevel of expression of transcripts within said second population; b)processing said first heterogeneous population of transcripts underconditions such that a plurality of different templates representingonly said second population of transcripts is created; c) measuring theamount of each of said different templates to create a plurality ofmeasurements; and d) applying said algorithm to said plurality ofmeasurements, thereby predicting the level of expression of transcriptswithin said first population which are not within said secondpopulation. In one embodiment, the first heterogenous population oftranscripts comprise a plurality of non-centroid transcripts. In oneembodiment, the second heterogenous population of transcripts maycomprise a plurality of centroid transcripts. In one embodiment, themethod further may comprise a device capable of attaching approximately1000 of said centroid transcripts. In one embodiment, the measuring maycomprise a flow cytometer. In one embodiment, the applying saidalgorithm identifies a correlation between said centroid transcript andsaid non-centroid transcript.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method ofassaying gene expression, which may comprise: a) providing i)approximately 1000 different barcode sequences; ii) approximately 1000beads, each bead which may comprise a homogeneous set of nucleic acidprobes, each set complementary to a different barcode sequence of saidapproximately 1000 barcode sequences; iii) a population of more than1000 different transcripts, each transcript which may comprise a genespecific sequence; iv) an algorithm capable of predicting the level ofexpression of unmeasured transcripts; b) processing said population oftranscripts to create approximately 1000 different templates, eachtemplate which may comprise one of said approximately 1000 barcodesequences operably associated with a different gene specific sequence,wherein said approximately 1000 different templates represents less thanthe total number of transcripts within said population; c) measuring theamount of each of said approximately 1000 different templates to createa plurality of measurements; and d) applying said algorithm to saidplurality measurements, thereby predicting the level of expression ofunmeasured transcripts within said population. In one embodiment, themethod further may comprise a device capable of attaching approximately1000 of said centroid transcripts. In one embodiment, the processing maycomprise ligation mediated amplification. In one embodiment, the beadsare optically addressable. In one embodiment, the measuring may comprisedetecting said optically addressable beads. In one embodiment, theapplying said algorithm may comprise identifying a correlation betweensaid measured transcripts and said unmeasured transcripts.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a compositionwhich may comprise an amplified nucleic acid sequence, wherein saidsequence may comprise at least a portion of a cluster centroid landmarktranscript sequence and a barcode sequence, wherein said compositionfurther may comprise an optically addressable bead, and wherein saidbead may comprise a capture probe nucleic acid sequence hybridized tosaid barcode. In one embodiment, the barcode sequence is at leastpartially complementary to said capture probe nucleic acid. In oneembodiment, the optically addressable bead is color coded. In oneembodiment, the amplified nucleic acid sequence is biotinylated. In oneembodiment, the optically addressable bead is detectable with a flowcytometric system. In one embodiment, the flow cytometric systemsimultaneously differentiates between approximately 500-1000 opticallyaddressable beads.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method forcreating a genome-wide expression profile, which may comprise: a)providing; i) a plurality of genomic transcripts derived from abiological sample; and ii) a plurality of centroid transcripts which maycomprise at least a portion of said genomic transcripts, said remaininggenomic transcripts being non-centroid transcripts; b) measuring theexpression of said plurality of centroid transcripts; c) inferring theexpression levels of said non-centroid transcripts from said centroidtranscript expression, thereby creating a genome wide expressionprofile. In one embodiment, the plurality of centroid transcriptscomprise approximately 1,000 transcripts. In one embodiment, thegenome-wide expression profile identifies said biological sample asdiseased. In one embodiment, the genome-wide expression profileidentifies said biological sample as healthy. In one embodiment, thegenome-wide expression profile may comprise a query signature compatiblewith a connectivity map. In one embodiment, the query signature iscompared with known genome-wide expression profiles for similarities.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method foridentifying a subpopulation of predictive transcripts within atranscriptome, which may comprise: a) providing i) a device to measurethe expression level of transcripts, ii) a first library oftranscriptome-wide mRNA-expression data from a first collection ofbiological samples, and iii) transcripts from a second collection ofbiological samples; b) performing computational analysis on said firstlibrary such that a plurality of clusters of transcripts are created,wherein the number of said clusters is less than the total number of alltranscripts in said first library; c) identifying a centroid transcriptwithin each of said transcript clusters, said remaining transcriptsbeing non-centroid transcripts; d) processing the transcripts from saidsecond collection of biological samples so as to measure, with saiddevice, the expression levels of non-centroid transcripts, so as tocreate first measurements, and expression levels of centroidtranscripts, so as to create second measurements; and e) determiningwhich centroid transcripts based on said second measurements predict thelevels of said non-centroid transcripts, based on said firstmeasurements, thereby identifying a subpopulation of predictivetranscripts within a transcriptome. In one embodiment, the device maycomprise a microarray. In one embodiment, the computational analysis maycomprise cluster analysis. In one embodiment, the identifying maycomprise an iterative validation algorithm. In one embodiment, theprocessing utilizes a cluster dependency matrix. In one embodiment, thedetermining identifies a dependency matrix between said centroidtranscript and said non-centroid transcript.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method foridentifying a subpopulation of approximately 1000 predictive transcriptswithin a transcriptome, which may comprise: a) providing i) a device tomeasure the expression level of transcripts, ii) a first library oftranscriptome-wide mRNA-expression data from a first collection ofbiological samples representing greater than 1000 different transcripts,and iii) transcripts from a second collection of biological samples; b)performing computational analysis on said first library such that aplurality of clusters of transcripts are created, wherein the number ofsaid clusters is approximately 1000 and less than the total number ofall transcripts in said first library; c) identifying a centroidtranscript within each of said transcript clusters, said remainingtranscripts being non-centroid transcripts; d) processing thetranscripts from said second collection of biological samples so as tomeasure, with said device, the expression levels of non-centroidtranscripts, so as to create first measurements, and expression levelsof centroid transcripts, so as to create second measurements; and e)determining which centroid transcripts based on said second measurementspredict the levels of said non-centroid transcripts, based on said firstmeasurements, thereby identifying a subpopulation of predictivetranscripts within a transcriptome. In one embodiment, the device maycomprise a microarray. In one embodiment, the computational analysis maycomprise cluster analysis. In one embodiment, the identifying maycomprise an iterative validation algorithm. In one embodiment, theprocessing utilizes a cluster dependency matrix. In one embodiment, thedetermining identifies a dependency matrix between said centroidtranscript and said non-centroid transcript.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method forpredicting the expression level of a first population of transcripts bymeasuring the expression level of a second population of transcripts,which may comprise: a) providing i) a first heterogeneous population oftranscripts which may comprise a second heterogeneous population oftranscripts, said second population which may comprise a subset of saidfirst population, ii) a device, iii) an algorithm capable of predictingthe level of expression of transcripts within said first populationwhich are not within said second population, said predicting based onthe measured level of expression of transcripts within said secondpopulation; b) processing said first heterogeneous population oftranscripts under conditions such that a plurality of differenttemplates representing only said second population of transcripts iscreated; c) measuring the amount of each of said different templateswith said device to create a plurality of measurements; and d) applyingsaid algorithm to said plurality of measurements, thereby predicting thelevel of expression of transcripts within said first population whichare not within said second population. In one embodiment, the firstheterogenous population of transcripts comprise a plurality ofnon-centroid transcripts. In one embodiment, the second heterogenouspopulation of transcripts may comprise a plurality of centroidtranscripts. In one embodiment, the device may comprise a microarray. Inone embodiment, the processing may comprise computations selected fromthe group consisting of dimensionality reduction and cluster analysis.In one embodiment, the applying said algorithm identifies a dependencymatrix between said centroid transcript and said non-centroidtranscript.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method ofassaying gene expression, which may comprise: a) providing i)approximately 1000 different barcode sequences; ii) approximately 1000beads, each bead which may comprise a homogeneous set of nucleic acidprobes, each set complementary to a different barcode sequence of saidapproximately 1000 barcode sequences; iii) a population of more than1000 different transcripts, each transcript which may comprise a genespecific sequence; iv) a device; and v) an algorithm capable ofpredicting the level of expression of unmeasured transcripts; b)processing said population of transcripts to create approximately 1000different templates, each template which may comprise one of saidapproximately 1000 barcode sequences operably associated with adifferent gene specific sequence, wherein said approximately 1000different templates represents less than the total number of transcriptswithin said population; c) measuring the amount of each of saidapproximately 1000 different templates with said device to create aplurality of measurements; and d) applying said algorithm to saidplurality measurements, thereby predicting the level of expression ofunmeasured transcripts within said population. In one embodiment, thedevice may comprise a microarray. In one embodiment, the processing maycomprise ligation mediated amplification. In one embodiment, the beadsare optically addressable. In one embodiment, the measuring may comprisedetecting said optically addressable beads. In one embodiment, theapplying said algorithm identifies a dependency matrix between saidmeasured transcripts and said unmeasured transcripts.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method formaking a transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression profiling platform which maycomprise a) providing a library of transcriptome-wide mRNA-expressiondata from a first collection of biological samples; b) performingcomputational analysis on said library such that a plurality of(orthogonal/non-overlapping) clusters of transcripts are created,wherein the number of said clusters is substantially less than the totalnumber of all transcripts; c) identifying a centroid transcript withineach of said transcript clusters; d) identifying a set of transcriptsfrom said transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression-data library whose levelsare substantially invariant across said first collection of biologicalsamples; e) providing a device to measure (simultaneously) the levels ofat least a portion of said centroid transcripts and said invarianttranscripts; f) determining the ability of said measurements ofcentroid-transcript levels made using said device to represent thelevels of other transcripts within its cluster from a second collectionof biological samples; and g) repeating steps c) to f) until validatedcentroid transcripts for each of said plurality of transcript clustersare identified.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method for usinga transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression profiling platform: a) providing:i) a composition of validated centroid transcripts numberingsubstantially less than the total number of all transcripts; ii) adevice capable of measuring the levels of said validated centroidtranscripts; iii) an algorithm capable of substantially calculating thelevels of transcripts not amongst the set of said validated centroidtranscripts from levels of said validated centroid transcripts measuredby said device and transcript cluster information created from a libraryof transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression data from a collection ofbiological samples; and iv) a biological sample; b) applying saidbiological sample to said device whereby levels of said validatedcentroid transcripts in said biological sample are measured; and c)applying said algorithm to said measurements thereby creating atranscriptome-wide mRNA expression profile.

The present invention is also related to compositions and methods forthe detection of analytes. Analytes capable of detection by thisinvention include, but are not limited to, nucleic acids, proteins,peptides, and/or small organic molecules (i.e., for example, inorganicand/or organic). Any particular analyte may be detected and/oridentified from a sample containing a plurality of other analytes.Further, the invention provides for a capability of simultaneouslydetecting and/or identifying all of the plurality of analytes containedwithin a sample (i.e., for example, a biological sample).

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method, whichmay comprise: a) providing: i) a sample which may comprise a pluralityof analytes; ii) a plurality of solid substrate populations, whereineach of the solid substrate populations comprise a plurality of subsets,and wherein each subset is present in an unequal proportion from everyother subset in the same solid substrate population; iii) a plurality ofcapture probes capable of attaching to said plurality of analytes,wherein each subset may comprise a different capture probe; vi) a meansfor detecting said plurality of subsets that is capable of creating amultimodal intensity distribution pattern; b) detecting said pluralityof subsets with said means, wherein a multimodal intensity distributionpattern is created; c) identifying said plurality of analytes from saidmultimodal distribution pattern. In one embodiment, the sample may beselected from the group which may comprise a biological sample, a soilsample, or a water sample. In one embodiment, the plurality of analytesmay be selected from the group which may comprise nucleic acids,proteins, peptides, drugs, small molecules, biological receptors,enzymes, antibodies, polyclonal antibodies, monoclonal antibodies, orFab fragments. In one embodiment, the solid substrate population maycomprise a bead-set population. In one embodiment, the unequalproportions comprise two subsets in an approximate ratio of 1.25:0.75.In one embodiment, the unequal proportions comprise three subsets in anapproximate ratio of 1.25:1.00:0.75. In one embodiment, the unequalproportions comprise four subsets in an approximate ratio of1.25:1.00:0.75:0.50. In one embodiment, the unequal proportions comprisefive subsets in an approximate ratio of 1.50:1.25:1.00:0.75:0.50. In oneembodiment, the unequal proportions comprise six subsets in anapproximate ratio of 1.75:1.50:1.25:1.00:0.75:0.50. In one embodiment,the unequal proportions comprise seven subsets in an approximate ratioof 2.00:1.75:1.50:1.25:1.00:0.75:0.50. In one embodiment, the unequalproportions comprise eight subsets in an approximate ratio of2.00:1.75:1:50:1.25:1.00:0.75:0.50:0.25. In one embodiment, the unequalproportions comprise nine subsets in an approximate ratio of2.25:2.00:1.75:1.50:1.25:1.00:0.75:0.50:0.25. In one embodiment, theunequal proportions comprise ten subsets in an approximate ratio of2.5:2.25:2.00:1.75:1.50:1.25:1.00:0.75:0.50:0.25.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method, whichmay comprise: a) providing: i) a solid substrate population which maycomprise a first subset and a second subset, wherein the first subset ispresent in a first proportion and the second subset is present in asecond proportion; ii) a first analyte attached to said first subset;iii) a second analyte attached to said second subset; vi) a means fordetecting said first subset and second subset that is capable ofcreating a multimodal intensity distribution pattern; b) detecting saidfirst subset and said second subset with said means, wherein amultimodal intensity distribution pattern is created; and c) identifyingsaid first analyte and said second analyte from said multimodaldistribution pattern.

In one embodiment, the solid substrate population may comprise a label.In one embodiment, the label may comprise a mixture of at least twodifferent fluorophores. In one embodiment, the first proportion isdifferent from the second proportion. In one embodiment, the firstanalyte is attached to the first subset with a first capture probe. Inone embodiment, the second analyte is attached to the second subset witha second capture probe. In one embodiment, the multimodal intensitydistribution pattern may comprise a first peak corresponding to thefirst subset. In one embodiment, the multimodal intensity distributionpattern may comprise a second peak corresponding to the second subset.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method, whichmay comprise: a) providing: i) a solid substrate population which maycomprise a plurality of subsets; ii) a sample which may comprise aplurality of analytes, wherein at least one portion of the plurality ofanalytes comprise related analytes; and iii) a means for detecting saidsubsets that is capable of creating a multimodal intensity distributionpattern; b) attaching each of the related analyte portions to one of theplurality of subsets; c) detecting said plurality of subsets with saidmeans, wherein a multimodal intensity distribution pattern is created;and d) identifying said related analytes from said multimodaldistribution pattern. In one embodiment, the related analytes compriselinked genes.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method, whichmay comprise: a) providing: i) a solid substrate population which maycomprise a plurality of subsets; ii) a sample which may comprise aplurality of analytes, wherein at least one portion of the plurality ofanalytes comprise rare event analytes; and iii) a means for detectingsaid subsets that is capable of creating a multimodal intensitydistribution pattern; b) attaching a portion of said plurality ofanalytes which may contain one or more of the rare event analytes to oneof the plurality of subsets; c) detecting said plurality of subsets withsaid means, wherein a multimodal intensity distribution pattern iscreated; and d) determining if said rare event analytes occur in saidmultimodal distribution pattern. In one embodiment, the rare eventanalyte portion is present in approximately less than 0.01% of saidsample. In one embodiment, the rare event analyte may comprise a smallmolecule or drug. In one embodiment, the rare event analyte may comprisea nucleic acid mutation. In one embodiment, the rare event analyte maycomprise a diseased cell. In one embodiment, the rare event analyte maycomprise an autoimmune antibody. In one embodiment, the rare eventanalyte may comprise a microbe.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method, whichmay comprise: a) providing: i) a solid substrate population which maycomprise a plurality of subsets; ii) a sample which may comprise a firstlabeled analyte and a second labeled analyte; and iii) a means fordetecting said subsets that is capable of creating a multimodalintensity distribution pattern; b) attaching the first and secondlabeled analytes in an unequal proportion to one of the plurality ofsubsets; c) detecting said plurality of subsets with said means, whereina multimodal intensity distribution pattern is created; and d)identifying said first and second labeled analytes from said multimodaldistribution pattern. In one embodiment, the first labeled analyte maycomprise a normal cell. In one embodiment, the second labeled analytemay comprise a tumor cell. In one embodiment, the multimodal intensitydistribution pattern may comprise a first peak corresponding to thefirst labeled analyte. In one embodiment, the multimodal intensitydistribution pattern may comprise a second peak corresponding to thesecond labeled analyte. In one embodiment, the unequal proportion isequivalent to a ratio of the first and second peaks.

Accordingly, it is an object of the invention not to encompass withinthe invention any previously known product, process of making theproduct, or method of using the product such that Applicants reserve theright and hereby disclose a disclaimer of any previously known product,process, or method. It is further noted that the invention does notintend to encompass within the scope of the invention any product,process, or making of the product or method of using the product, whichdoes not meet the written description and enablement requirements of theUSPTO (35 U.S.C. §112, first paragraph) or the EPO (Article 83 of theEPC), such that Applicants reserve the right and hereby disclose adisclaimer of any previously described product, process of making theproduct, or method of using the product.

It is noted that in this disclosure and particularly in the claimsand/or paragraphs, terms such as “comprises”, “comprised”, “comprising”and the like can have the meaning attributed to it in U.S. Patent law;e.g., they can mean “includes”, “included”, “including”, and the like;and that terms such as “consisting essentially of” and “consistsessentially of” have the meaning ascribed to them in U.S. Patent law,e.g., they allow for elements not explicitly recited, but excludeelements that are found in the prior art or that affect a basic or novelcharacteristic of the invention.

These and other embodiments are disclosed or are obvious from andencompassed by, the following Detailed Description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

The following detailed description, given by way of example, but notintended to limit the invention solely to the specific embodimentsdescribed, may best be understood in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings.

The file of this patent contains at least one drawing executed in color.Copies of this patent with color drawings will be provided by the Patentand Trademark Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 presents exemplary simulated data depicting the clustering of PCAloadings of transcripts (purple dots) in the eigenspace by k-means toidentify k distinct clusters (gray circles). The transcript closest tothe mean of the cluster was selected as the ‘cluster centroid landmarktranscript’ (single red dots).

FIG. 2 presents exemplary results using Connectivity Map datademonstrating that approximately 80% of the connections observed between184 query signatures and gene-expression profiles produced by measuringapproximately 22,000 transcripts are recovered using gene-expressionprofiles created by measuring only approximately 1,000 transcripts andpredicted the expression levels of the remainder.

FIG. 3 presents one embodiment of a method for measuring the expressionlevels of multiple transcripts simultaneously using ligation-mediatedamplification and optically-addressed microspheres.

FIG. 4 presents exemplary data for normalized expression levels of arepresentative cluster centroid landmark transcript (217995_at:SQRDL) in384 biological samples measured by LMF and Affymetrix microarray.

FIG. 5 presents exemplary data showing a simple (type 1) clustercentroid landmark transcript validation failure; circle. Axes arenormalized expression levels.

FIG. 6 presents exemplary data showing a complex (type 2) clustercentroid landmark transcript validation failure.

FIG. 6A: Plots of normalized expression levels for a representativevalidated transcript/probe pair (blue, 218039_at:NUSAP1) and arepresentative failed transcript/probe pair (orange, 217762_s_at:RAB31).

FIG. 6B: Histogram showing normalized expression levels for thevalidated transcript/probe pair from FIG. 6A (blue arrow) and itsassociated non-centroid transcripts (blue bars); and the failedtranscript/probe pair from FIG. 6A (orange arrow) and its associatednon-centroid transcripts (orange bars). Red crosses mark non-correlationof gene-expression levels.

FIG. 7 presents exemplary data comparing the performance of ConnectivityMap datasets populated with gene-expression profiles generated withAffymetrix microarrays reporting on approximately 22,000 transcripts(left), and a ligation-mediated amplification and Luminexoptically-addressed microsphere assay of 1,000 landmark transcripts withinference of the expression levels of the remaining transcripts (right).Both datasets were queried with an independent HDAC-inhibitor querysignature. The ‘bar views’ shown are constructed from 6,100 and 782horizontal lines, respectively, each representing individual treatmentinstances and ordered by connectivity score. All instances of theHDAC-inhibitor, vorinostat, are colored in black. Colors applied to theremaining instances reflect their connectivity scores (green, positive;gray, null; red, negative).

FIG. 8 presents exemplary data comparing consensus clusteringdendrograms of gene-expression profiles for human cell lines generatedwith Affymetrix microarrays (A), and one embodiment of a landmarktranscript measurement and inference method as contemplated herein (B).Tissue types are: CO=colon; LE=blood (leukemia); ME=skin (melanoma);CNS=brain (central nervous system); OV=ovary; and RE=kidney (renal).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The term “device” as used herein, refers to any composition capable ofmeasuring expression levels of transcripts. For example, a device maycomprise a solid planar substrate capable of attaching nucleic acids(i.e., an oligonucleotide microarray). Alternatively, a device maycomprise a solution-based bead array, wherein nucleic acids are attachedto beads and detected using a flow cytometer. Alternatively, a devicemay comprise a nucleic-acid sequencer. In other examples, a device maycomprise a plurality of cluster centroid landmark transcripts ascontemplated by the present invention.

The term “capture probe” as used herein, refers to any molecule capableof attaching and/or binding to a nucleic acid (i.e., for example, abarcode nucleic acid). For example, a capture probe may be anoligonucleotide attached to a bead, wherein the oligonucleotide is atleast partially complementary to another oligonucleotide. Alternatively,a capture probe may comprise a polyethylene glycol linker, an antibody,a polyclonal antibody, a monoclonal antibody, an Fab fragment, abiological receptor complex, an enzyme, a hormone, an antigen, and/or afragment or portion thereof.

The term “LMF” as used herein, refers to an acronym for any method thatcombines ligation-mediated amplication, optically-addressed and barcodedmicrospheres, and flow cytometric detection. See Peck et al., “A methodfor high-throughput gene expression signature analysis” Genome Biol7:R61 (2006).

The term “transcript” as used herein, refers to any product of DNAtranscription, generally characterized as mRNA. Expressed transcriptsare recognized as a reliable indicator of gene expression.

The term “gene-expression profile” as used herein, refers to any datasetrepresenting the expression levels of a significant portion of geneswithin the genome (i.e., for example, a transcriptome).

The term “centroid transcript” as used herein, refers to any transcriptthat is within the center portion, or is representative of, a transcriptcluster. Further, the expression level of a centroid transcript maypredict the expression levels of the non-centroid transcripts within thesame cluster.

The term “non-centroid transcript” as used herein, refers to anytranscript in a transcript cluster that is not a centroid transcript.The expression level of a non-centroid transcript may be predicted(e.g., inferred) by the expression levels of centroid transcripts.

The term “cluster centroid landmark transcript” as used herein, refersto any transcript identified as a centroid transcript, the expressionlevel of which predicts (e.g., infers) the expression levels ofnon-centroid transcripts within the same cluster, and optionally maycontribute to prediction of the expression levels of non-centroidtranscripts in other clusters.

The term “computational analysis” as used herein, refers to anymathematical process that results in the identification of transcriptclusters, wherein the transcripts are derived from a transcriptome. Forexample, specific steps in a computational analysis may include, but arenot limited to, dimensionality reduction and/or cluster analysis.

The term “dependency matrix” as used herein, refers to a table ofweights (i.e., factors) relating the expression levels of a plurality ofcluster centroid landmark transcripts to the expression levels ofnon-centroid transcripts generated by a mathematical analysis (i.e., forexample, regression) of a library of transcriptome-wide gene-expressionprofiles. Cluster dependency matrices may be produced from aheterogeneous library of gene-expression profiles or from libraries ofgene-expression profiles from specific tissues, organs, or diseaseclasses.

The term “algorithm capable of predicting the level of expression oftranscripts” as used herein, refers to any mathematical process thatcalculates the expression levels of non-centroid transcripts given theexpression levels of cluster centroid landmark transcripts and adependency matrix.

The term “invariant transcript” as used herein, refers to any transcriptthat remains at approximately the sample level regardless of cell ortissue type, or the presence of a perturbating agent (i.e., for example,a perturbagen). Invariant transcripts, or sets thereof, may be useful asan internal control for normalizing gene-expression data.

The term “moderate-multiplex assay platform” as used herein, refers toany technology capable of producing simultaneous measurements of theexpression levels of a fraction of the transcripts in a transcriptome(i.e., for example, more than approximately 10 and less thanapproximately 2,000).

The term “Connectivity Map” as used herein, refers to a public databaseof transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiles derived from culturedhuman cells treated with a plurality of perturbagens, andpattern-matching algorithms for the scoring and identification ofsignificant similarities between those profiles and externalgene-expression data, as described by Lamb et al., “The ConnectivityMap: using gene-expression signatures to connect small molecules, genesand disease”. Science 313:1929 (2006). Build02 of the Connectivity Mapcontains 7,056 full-transcriptome gene-expression profiles generatedwith Affymetrix high-density oligonucleotide microarrays representingthe biological effects of 1,309 small-molecule perturbagens, and isavailable at broadinstitute.org/cmap.

The term “query signature” as used herein, refers to any set of up- anddown-regulated genes between two cellular states (e.g., cells treatedwith a small molecule versus cells treated with the vehicle in which thesmall molecule is dissolved) derived from a gene-expression profile thatis suitable to query Connectivity Map. For example, a ‘query signature’may comprise a list of genes differentially expressed in a distinctionof interest; (e.g., disease versus normal), as opposed to an ‘expressionprofile’ that illustrates all genes with their respective expressionlevels.

The term “connectivity score” as used herein, refers to a relativemeasure of the similarity of the biological effects of a perturbagenused to generate a query signature with those of a perturbagenrepresented in the Connectivity Map based upon the gene-expressionprofile of a single treatment with that perturbagen. For example, onewould expect every treatment instances with vorinostat, a known histonedeacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, to have a high connectivity score with aquery signature generated from the effects of treatments with a panel ofHDAC inhibitors.

The term “enrichment score” as used herein, refers to a measure of thesimilarity of the biological effects of a perturbagen used to generate aquery signature with those of a perturbagen represented in theConnectivity Map based upon the gene-expression profiles of multipleindependent treatments with that perturbagen.

The term “template” as used herein, refers to any stable nucleic acidstructure that represents at least a portion of a cluster centroidlandmark gene transcript nucleic acid sequence. The template may serveto allow the generation of a complementary nucleic acid sequence.

The term “derived from” as used herein, refers to the source of abiological sample, wherein the sample may comprise a nucleic acidsequence. In one respect, a sample or sequence may be derived from anorganism or particular species. In another respect, a sample or sequencemay be derived from (i.e., for example, a smaller portion and/orfragment) a larger composition or sequence.

The term, “purified” or “isolated”, as used herein, may refer to acomponent of a composition that has been subjected to treatment (i.e.,for example, fractionation) to remove various other components. Wherethe term “substantially purified” is used, this designation will referto a composition in which a nucleic acid sequence forms the majorcomponent of the composition, such as constituting about 50%, about 60%,about 70%, about 80%, about 90%, about 95% or more of the composition(i.e., for example, weight/weight and/or weight/volume). The term“purified to homogeneity” is used to include compositions that have beenpurified to “apparent homogeneity” such that there is single nucleicacid species (i.e., for example, based upon SDS-PAGE or HPLC analysis).A purified composition is not intended to mean that some traceimpurities may remain.

As used herein, the term “substantially purified” refers to molecules,such as nucleic acid sequences, that are removed from their naturalenvironment, isolated or separated, and are at least 60% free,preferably 75% free, and more preferably 90% free from other componentswith which they are naturally associated. An “isolated polynucleotide”is therefore a substantially purified polynucleotide.

“Nucleic acid sequence” and “nucleotide sequence” as used herein referto an oligonucleotide or polynucleotide, and fragments or portionsthereof, and to DNA or RNA of genomic or synthetic origin which may besingle- or double-stranded, and represent the sense or antisense strand.

The term “an isolated nucleic acid”, as used herein, refers to anynucleic acid molecule that has been removed from its natural state(e.g., removed from a cell and is, in a preferred embodiment, free ofother genomic nucleic acid).

The term “portion or fragment” when used in reference to a nucleotidesequence refers to smaller subsets of that nucleotide sequence. Forexample, such portions or fragments may range in size from 5 nucleotideresidues to the entire nucleotide sequence minus one nucleic acidresidue.

The term “small organic molecule” as used herein, refers to any moleculeof a size comparable to those organic molecules generally used inpharmaceuticals. The term excludes biological macromolecules (e.g.,proteins, nucleic acids, etc.). Preferred small organic molecules rangein size from approximately 10 Da up to about 5000 Da, more preferably upto 2000 Da, and most preferably up to about 1000 Da.

The term “sample” as used herein is used in its broadest sense andincludes environmental and biological samples. Environmental samplesinclude material from the environment such as soil and water. Biologicalsamples may be animal, including, human, fluid (e.g., blood, plasma andserum), solid (e.g., stool), tissue, liquid foods (e.g., milk), andsolid foods (e.g., vegetables). For example, a pulmonary sample may becollected by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) which may comprise fluid andcells derived from lung tissues. A biological sample may comprise acell, tissue extract, body fluid, chromosomes or extrachromosomalelements isolated from a cell, genomic DNA (in solution or bound to asolid support such as for Southern blot analysis), RNA (in solution orbound to a solid support such as for Northern blot analysis), eDNA (insolution or bound to a solid support) and the like.

The term “functionally equivalent codon”, as used herein, refers todifferent codons that encode the same amino acid. This phenomenon isoften referred to as “degeneracy” of the genetic code. For example, sixdifferent codons encode the amino acid arginine.

A “variant” of a nucleotide is defined as a novel nucleotide sequencewhich differs from a reference oligonucleotide by having deletions,insertions and substitutions. These may be detected using a variety ofmethods (e.g., sequencing, hybridization assays etc.).

A “deletion” is defined as a change in a nucleotide sequence in whichone or more nucleotides are absent relative to the native sequence.

An “insertion” or “addition” is that change in a nucleotide sequencewhich has resulted in the addition of one or more nucleotides relativeto the native sequence. A “substitution” results from the replacement ofone or more nucleotides by different nucleotides or amino acids,respectively, and may be the same length of the native sequence buthaving a different sequence.

The term “derivative” as used herein, refers to any chemicalmodification of a nucleic acid. Illustrative of such modifications wouldbe replacement of hydrogen by an alkyl, acyl, or amino group. Forexample, a nucleic acid derivative would encode a polypeptide whichretains essential biological characteristics.

As used herein, the terms “complementary” or “complementarity” are usedin reference to “polynucleotides” and “oligonucleotides” (which areinterchangeable terms that refer to a sequence of nucleotides) relatedby the base-pairing rules. For example, the sequence “C-A-G-T,” iscomplementary to the sequence “G-T-C-A.” Complementarity may be“partial” or “total.” “Partial” complementarity is where one or morenucleic acid bases is not matched according to the base pairing rules.“Total” or “complete” complementarity between nucleic acids is whereeach and every nucleic acid base is matched with another base under thebase pairing rules. The degree of complementarity between nucleic acidstrands has significant effects on the efficiency and strength ofhybridization between nucleic acid strands. This is of particularimportance in amplification reactions, as well as detection methodswhich depend upon binding between nucleic acids.

The terms “homology” and “homologous” as used herein in reference tonucleotide sequences refer to a degree of complementarity with othernucleotide sequences. There may be partial homology or complete homology(i.e., identity). A nucleotide sequence which is partiallycomplementary, i.e., “substantially homologous,” to a nucleic acidsequence is one that at least partially inhibits a completelycomplementary sequence from hybridizing to a target nucleic acidsequence. The inhibition of hybridization of the completelycomplementary sequence to the target sequence may be examined using ahybridization assay (Southern or Northern blot, solution hybridizationand the like) under conditions of low stringency. A substantiallyhomologous sequence or probe will compete for and inhibit the binding(i.e., the hybridization) of a completely homologous sequence to atarget sequence under conditions of low stringency. This is not to saythat conditions of low stringency are such that non-specific binding ispermitted; low stringency conditions require that the binding of twosequences to one another be a specific (i.e., selective) interaction.The absence of non-specific binding may be tested by the use of a secondtarget sequence which lacks even a partial degree of complementarity(e.g., less than about 30% identity); in the absence of non-specificbinding the probe will not hybridize to the second non-complementarytarget.

The terms “homology” and “homologous” as used herein in reference toamino acid sequences refer to the degree of identity of the primarystructure between two amino acid sequences. Such a degree of identitymay be directed a portion of each amino acid sequence, or to the entirelength of the amino acid sequence. Two or more amino acid sequences thatare “substantially homologous” may have at least 50% identity,preferably at least 75% identity, more preferably at least 85% identity,most preferably at least 95%, or 100% identity.

An oligonucleotide sequence which is a “homolog” is defined herein as anoligonucleotide sequence which exhibits greater than or equal to 50%identity to a sequence, when sequences having a length of 100 bp orlarger are compared.

Low stringency conditions comprise conditions equivalent to binding orhybridization at 42° C. in a solution consisting of 5×SSPE (43.8 g/lNaCl, 6.9 g/l NaH₂PO₄.H₂0 and 1.85 g/l EDTA, pH adjusted to 7.4 withNaOH), 0.1% SDS, 5×Denhardt's reagent {50×Denhardt's contains per 500ml: 5 g Ficoll (Type 400, Pharmacia), 5 g BSA (Fraction V; Sigma)} and100 μg/ml denatured salmon sperm DNA followed by washing in a solutionwhich may comprise 5×SSPE, 0.1% SDS at 42° C. when a probe of about 500nucleotides in length, is employed. Numerous equivalent conditions mayalso be employed to comprise low stringency conditions; factors such asthe length and nature (DNA, RNA, base composition) of the probe andnature of the target (DNA, RNA, base composition, present in solution orimmobilized, etc.) and the concentration of the salts and othercomponents (e.g., the presence or absence of formamide, dextran sulfate,polyethylene glycol), as well as components of the hybridizationsolution may be varied to generate conditions of low stringencyhybridization different from, but equivalent to, the above listedconditions. In addition, conditions which promote hybridization underconditions of high stringency (e.g., increasing the temperature of thehybridization and/or wash steps, the use of formamide in thehybridization solution, etc.) may also be used.

As used herein, the term “hybridization” is used in reference to thepairing of complementary nucleic acids using any process by which astrand of nucleic acid joins with a complementary strand through basepairing to form a hybridization complex. Hybridization and the strengthof hybridization (i.e., the strength of the association between thenucleic acids) is impacted by such factors as the degree ofcomplementarity between the nucleic acids, stringency of the conditionsinvolved, the Tm of the formed hybrid, and the G:C ratio within thenucleic acids.

As used herein the term “hybridization complex” refers to a complexformed between two nucleic acid sequences by virtue of the formation ofhydrogen bonds between complementary G and C bases and betweencomplementary A and T bases; these hydrogen bonds may be furtherstabilized by base stacking interactions. The two complementary nucleicacid sequences hydrogen bond in an antiparallel configuration. Ahybridization complex may be formed in solution (e.g., C0 t or R0 tanalysis) or between one nucleic acid sequence present in solution andanother nucleic acid sequence immobilized to a solid support (e.g., anylon membrane or a nitrocellulose filter as employed in Southern andNorthern blotting, dot blotting or a glass slide as employed in in situhybridization, including FISH (fluorescent in situ hybridization)).

As used herein, the term “Tm” is used in reference to the “meltingtemperature.” The melting temperature is the temperature at which apopulation of double-stranded nucleic acid molecules becomes halfdissociated into single strands. As indicated by standard references, asimple estimate of the Tm value may be calculated by the equation:Tm=81.5+0.41 (% G+C), when a nucleic acid is in aqueous solution at 1MNaCl. Anderson et al., “Quantitative Filter Hybridization” In: NucleicAcid Hybridization (1985). More sophisticated computations takestructural, as well as sequence characteristics, into account for thecalculation of Tm.

As used herein the term “stringency” is used in reference to theconditions of temperature, ionic strength, and the presence of othercompounds such as organic solvents, under which nucleic acidhybridizations are conducted. “Stringency” typically occurs in a rangefrom about Tm to about 20° C. to 25° C. below Tm. A “stringenthybridization” may be used to identify or detect identicalpolynucleotide sequences or to identify or detect similar or relatedpolynucleotide sequences. For example, when fragments of SEQ ID NO:2 areemployed in hybridization reactions under stringent conditions thehybridization of fragments of SEQ ID NO:2 which contain unique sequences(i.e., regions which are either non-homologous to or which contain lessthan about 50% homology or complementarity with SEQ ID NOs:2) arefavored. Alternatively, when conditions of “weak” or “low” stringencyare used hybridization may occur with nucleic acids that are derivedfrom organisms that are genetically diverse (i.e., for example, thefrequency of complementary sequences is usually low between suchorganisms).

As used herein, the term “amplifiable nucleic acid” is used in referenceto nucleic acids which may be amplified by any amplification method. Itis contemplated that “amplifiable nucleic acid” will usually comprise“sample template.”

As used herein, the term “sample template” refers to nucleic acidoriginating from a sample which is analyzed for the presence of a targetsequence of interest. In contrast, “background template” is used inreference to nucleic acid other than sample template which may or maynot be present in a sample. Background template is most ofteninadvertent. It may be the result of carryover, or it may be due to thepresence of nucleic acid contaminants sought to be purified away fromthe sample. For example, nucleic acids from organisms other than thoseto be detected may be present as background in a test sample.

“Amplification” is defined as the production of additional copies of anucleic acid sequence and is generally carried out using polymerasechain reaction. Dieffenbach C. W. and G. S. Dveksler (1995) In: PCRPrimer, a Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Press, Plainview, N.Y.

As used herein, the term “polymerase chain reaction” (“PCR”) refers tothe method of K. B. Mullis U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,683,195 and 4,683,202,herein incorporated by reference, which describe a method for increasingthe concentration of a segment of a target sequence in a mixture ofgenomic DNA without cloning or purification. The length of the amplifiedsegment of the desired target sequence is determined by the relativepositions of two oligonucleotide primers with respect to each other, andtherefore, this length is a controllable parameter. By virtue of therepeating aspect of the process, the method is referred to as the“polymerase chain reaction” (hereinafter “PCR”). Because the desiredamplified segments of the target sequence become the predominantsequences (in terms of concentration) in the mixture, they are said tobe “PCR amplified”. With PCR, it is possible to amplify a single copy ofa specific target sequence in genomic DNA to a level detectable byseveral different methodologies (e.g., hybridization with a labeledprobe; incorporation of biotinylated primers followed by avidin-enzymeconjugate detection; incorporation of 32P-labeled deoxynucleotidetriphosphates, such as dCTP or dATP, into the amplified segment). Inaddition to genomic DNA, any oligonucleotide sequence may be amplifiedwith the appropriate set of primer molecules. In particular, theamplified segments created by the PCR process itself are, themselves,efficient templates for subsequent PCR amplifications.

As used herein, the term “primer” refers to an oligonucleotide, whetheroccurring naturally as in a purified restriction digest or producedsynthetically, which is capable of acting as a point of initiation ofsynthesis when placed under conditions in which synthesis of a primerextension product which is complementary to a nucleic acid strand isinduced, (i.e., in the presence of nucleotides and an inducing agentsuch as DNA polymerase and at a suitable temperature and pH). The primeris preferably single stranded for maximum efficiency in amplification,but may alternatively be double stranded. If double stranded, the primeris first treated to separate its strands before being used to prepareextension products. Preferably, the primer is anoligodeoxy-ribonucleotide. The primer must be sufficiently long to primethe synthesis of extension products in the presence of the inducingagent. The exact lengths of the primers will depend on many factors,including temperature, source of primer and the use of the method.

As used herein, the term “probe” refers to an oligonucleotide (i.e., asequence of nucleotides), whether occurring naturally as in a purifiedrestriction digest or produced synthetically, recombinantly or by PCRamplification, which is capable of hybridizing to anotheroligonucleotide of interest. A probe may be single-stranded ordouble-stranded. Probes are useful in the detection, identification andisolation of particular gene sequences. It is contemplated that anyprobe used in the present invention will be labeled with any “reportermolecule,” so that it is detectable in any detection system, including,but not limited to enzyme (e.g., ELISA, as well as enzyme-basedhistochemical assays), fluorescent, radioactive, and luminescentsystems. It is not intended that the present invention be limited to anyparticular detection system or label.

As used herein, the terms “restriction endonucleases” and “restrictionenzymes” refer to bacterial enzymes, each of which cut double-strandedDNA at or near a specific nucleotide sequence.

DNA molecules are said to have “5′ ends” and “3′ ends” becausemononucleotides are reacted to make oligonucleotides in a manner suchthat the 5′ phosphate of one mononucleotide pentose ring is attached tothe 3′ oxygen of its neighbor in one direction via a phosphodiesterlinkage. Therefore, an end of an oligonucleotide is referred to as the“5′ end” if its 5′ phosphate is not linked to the 3′ oxygen of amononucleotide pentose ring. An end of an oligonucleotide is referred toas the “3′ end” if its 3′ oxygen is not linked to a 5′ phosphate ofanother mononucleotide pentose ring. As used herein, a nucleic acidsequence, even if internal to a larger oligonucleotide, also may be saidto have 5′ and 3′ ends. In either a linear or circular DNA molecule,discrete elements are referred to as being “upstream” or 5′ of the“downstream” or 3′ elements. This terminology reflects the fact thattranscription proceeds in a 5′ to 3′ fashion along the DNA strand. Thepromoter and enhancer elements which direct transcription of a linkedgene are generally located 5′ or upstream of the coding region. However,enhancer elements may exert their effect even when located 3′ of thepromoter element and the coding region. Transcription termination andpolyadenylation signals are located 3′ or downstream of the codingregion.

As used herein, the term “an oligonucleotide having a nucleotidesequence encoding a gene” means a nucleic acid sequence which maycomprise the coding region of a gene, i.e. the nucleic acid sequencewhich encodes a gene product. The coding region may be present in acDNA, genomic DNA or RNA form. When present in a DNA form, theoligonvoleotide may be single-stranded (i.e., the sense strand) ordouble-stranded. Suitable control elements such as enhancers/promoters,splice junctions, polyadenylation signals, etc. may be placed in closeproximity to the coding region of the gene if needed to permit properinitiation of transcription and/or correct processing of the primary RNAtranscript. Alternatively, the coding region utilized in the expressionvectors of the present invention may contain endogenousenhancers/promoters, splice junctions, intervening sequences,polyadenylation signals, etc. or a combination of both endogenous andexogenous control elements.

The term “poly A site” or “poly A sequence” as used herein denotes a DNAsequence which directs both the termination and polyadenylation of thenascent RNA transcript. Efficient polyadenylation of the recombinanttranscript is desirable as transcripts lacking a poly A tail areunstable and are rapidly degraded. The poly A signal utilized in anexpression vector may be “heterologous” or “endogenous.” An endogenouspoly A signal is one that is found naturally at the 3′ end of the codingregion of a given gene in the genome. A heterologous poly A signal isone which is isolated from one gene and placed 3′ of another gene.Efficient expression of recombinant DNA sequences in eukaryotic cellsinvolves expression of signals directing the efficient termination andpolyadenylation of the resulting transcript. Transcription terminationsignals are generally found downstream of the polyadenylation signal andare a few hundred nucleotides in length.

As used herein, the terms “nucleic acid molecule encoding”, “DNAsequence encoding,” and “DNA encoding” refer to the order or sequence ofdeoxyribonucleotides along a strand of deoxyribonucleic acid. The orderof these deoxyribonucleotides determines the order of amino acids alongthe polypeptide (protein) chain. The DNA sequence thus codes for theamino acid sequence.

The term “Southern blot” refers to the analysis of DNA on agarose oracrylamide gels to fractionate the DNA according to size, followed bytransfer and immobilization of the DNA from the gel to a solid support,such as nitrocellulose or a nylon membrane. The immobilized DNA is thenprobed with a labeled oligodeoxyribonucleotide probe or DNA probe todetect DNA species complementary to the probe used. The DNA may becleaved with restriction enzymes prior to electrophoresis. Followingelectrophoresis, the DNA may be partially depurinated and denaturedprior to or during transfer to the solid support. Southern blots are astandard tool of molecular biologists. J. Sambrook et al. (1989) In:Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Press, NY, pp9.31-9.58.

The term “Northern blot” as used herein refers to the analysis of RNA byelectrophoresis of RNA on agarose gels to fractionate the RNA accordingto size followed by transfer of the RNA from the gel to a solid support,such as nitrocellulose or a nylon membrane. The immobilized RNA is thenprobed with a labeled oligodeoxyribonucleotide probe or DNA probe todetect RNA species complementary to the probe used. Northern blots are astandard tool of molecular biologists. J. Sambrook, J. et al. (1989)supra, pp 7.39-7.52.

The term “reverse Northern blot” as used herein refers to the analysisof DNA by electrophoresis of DNA on agarose gels to fractionate the DNAon the basis of size followed by transfer of the fractionated DNA fromthe gel to a solid support, such as nitrocellulose or a nylon membrane.The immobilized DNA is then probed with a labeled oligoribonucleotideprobe or RNA probe to detect DNA species complementary to the ribo probeused.

As used herein the term “coding region” when used in reference to astructural gene refers to the nucleotide sequences which encode theamino acids found in the nascent polypeptide as a result of translationof a mRNA molecule. The coding region is bounded, in eukaryotes, on the5′ side by the nucleotide triplet “ATG” which encodes the initiatormethionine and on the 3′ side by one of the three triplets which specifystop codons (i.e., TAA, TAG, TGA).

As used herein, the term “structural gene” refers to a DNA sequencecoding for RNA or a protein. In contrast, “regulatory genes” arestructural genes which encode products which control the expression ofother genes (e.g., transcription factors).

As used herein, the term “gene” means the deoxyribonucleotide sequenceswhich may comprise the coding region of a structural gene and includingsequences located adjacent to the coding region on both the 5′ and 3′ends for a distance of about 1 kb on either end such that the genecorresponds to the length of the full-length mRNA. The sequences whichare located 5′ of the coding region and which are present on the mRNAare referred to as 5′ non-translated sequences. The sequences which arelocated 3′ or downstream of the coding region and which are present onthe mRNA are referred to as 3′ non-translated sequences. The term “gene”encompasses both cDNA and genomic forms of a gene. A genomic form orclone of a gene contains the coding region interrupted with non-codingsequences termed “introns” or “intervening regions” or “interveningsequences.” Introns are segments of a gene which are transcribed intoheterogeneous nuclear RNA (hnRNA); introns may contain regulatoryelements such as enhancers. Introns are removed or “spliced out” fromthe nuclear or primary transcript; introns therefore are absent in themessenger RNA (mRNA) transcript. The mRNA functions during translationto specify the sequence or order of amino acids in a nascentpolypeptide.

In addition to containing introns, genomic forms of a gene may alsoinclude sequences located on both the 5′ and 3′ end of the sequenceswhich are present on the RNA transcript. These sequences are referred toas “flanking” sequences or regions (these flanking sequences are located5′ or 3′ to the non-translated sequences present on the mRNAtranscript). The 5′ flanking region may contain regulatory sequencessuch as promoters and enhancers which control or influence thetranscription of the gene. The 3′ flanking region may contain sequenceswhich direct the termination of transcription, posttranscriptionalcleavage and polyadenylation.

The term “label” or “detectable label” is used herein, to refer to anycomposition detectable by spectroscopic, photochemical, biochemical,immunochemical, electrical, optical or chemical means. Such labelsinclude biotin for staining with labeled streptavidin conjugate,magnetic beads (e.g., Dynabeads®), fluorescent dyes (e.g., fluorescein,texas red, rhodamine, green fluorescent protein, and the like),radiolabels (e.g., 3H, 125I, 35S, 14C, or 32P), enzymes (e.g., horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase and others commonly used in anELISA), and calorimetric labels such as colloidal gold or colored glassor plastic (e.g., polystyrene, polypropylene, latex, etc.) beads.Patents teaching the use of such labels include, but are not limited to,U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,817,837; 3,850,752; 3,939,350; 3,996,345; 4,277,437;4,275,149; and 4,366,241 (all herein incorporated by reference). Thelabels contemplated in the present invention may be detected by manymethods. For example, radiolabels may be detected using photographicfilm or scintillation counters, fluorescent markers may be detectedusing a photodetector to detect emitted light. Enzymatic labels aretypically detected by providing the enzyme with a substrate anddetecting, the reaction product produced by the action of the enzyme onthe substrate, and calorimetric labels are detected by simplyvisualizing the colored label.

The present invention is related to the field of genomic informatics andgene-expression profiling. Gene-expression profiles provide complexmolecular fingerprints regarding the relative state of a cell or tissue.Similarities in gene-expression profiles between organic states (i.e.,for example, normal and diseased cells and/or tissues) provide moleculartaxonomies, classification, and diagnostics. Similarities ingene-expression profiles resulting from various external perturbations(i.e., for example, ablation or enforced expression of specific genes,and/or small molecules, and/or environmental changes) reveal functionalsimilarities between these perturbagens, of value in pathway andmechanism-of-action elucidation. Similarities in gene-expressionprofiles between organic (e.g. disease) and induced (e.g. by smallmolecule) states may identify clinically-effective therapies.Improvements described herein allow for the efficient and economicalgeneration of full-transcriptome gene-expression profiles by identifyingcluster centroid landmark transcripts that predict the expression levelsof other transcripts within the same cluster.

Some embodiments of the present invention contemplate performinggenome-wide transcriptional profiling for applications including, butnot limited to, disease classification and diagnosis without resort toexpensive and laborious microarray technology (i.e., for example,Affymetrix GeneChip microarrays). Other uses include, but are notlimited to, generating gene-expression data for use in and withinformation databases (i.e., for example, connectivity maps). Aconnectivity map typically may comprise a collection of a large numberof gene-expression profiles together with allied pattern-matchingsoftware. The collection of profiles is searched with thepattern-matching algorithm for profiles that are similar togene-expression data derived from a biological state of interest. Theutility of this searching and pattern-matching exercise resides in thebelief that similar biological states may be identified through thetransitory feature of common gene-expression changes. Thegene-expression profiles in a connectivity map may be derived from knowncellular states, or cells or tissues treated with known chemical orgenetic perturbagens. In this mode, the connectivity map is a tool forthe functional annotation of the biological state of interest.Alternatively, the connectivity map is populated with gene-expressionprofiles from cells or tissues treated with previously uncharacterizedor novel perturbagens. In this mode, the connectivity map functions as ascreening tool. Most often, a connectivity map is populated withprofiles of both types. Connectivity maps, in general, establishbiologically-relevant connections between disease states, gene-productfunction, and small-molecule action. In particular, connectivity mapshave wide-ranging applications including, but not limited to, functionalannotation of unknown genes and biological states, identification of themode of action or functional class of a small molecule, and theidentification of perturbagens that modulate or reverse a disease statetowards therapeutic advantage as potential drugs. See Lamb et al, “TheConnectivity Map: using gene-expression signatures to connect smallmolecules, genes and disease” Science 313: 1929-1935 (2006), and Lamb,“The Connectivity Map: a new tool for biomedical research” NatureReviews Cancer 7: 54-60 (2007). However, the high cost of generatinggene-expression profiles severely limits the size and scope ofconnectivity maps. A connectivity map populated with gene-expressionprofiles derived from every member of an industrial small-moleculedrug-screening library, a saturated combinatorial ordiversity-orientated chemical library, a comprehensive collection ofcrude or purified plant or animal extracts, or from the genetic ablationor forced expression of every gene in a mammalian genome, for example,would be expected to facilitate more, and more profound, biologicaldiscoveries than those of existing connectivity maps. Although it is notnecessary to understand the mechanism of an invention, it is believedthat the presently disclosed method for gene-expression profilingreduces the cost of generating these profiles by more than 30-fold. Thepresent invention contemplates the creation of connectivity maps with atleast 100,000 gene-expression profiles, and ultimately, many millions ofgene-expression profiles.

The present invention contemplates compositions and methods for makingand using a transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiling platform thatmeasures the expression levels of only a select subset of the totalnumber of transcripts. Because gene expression is believed to be highlycorrelated, direct measurement of a small number (for example, 1,000) ofappropriately-selected “landmark” transcripts allows the expressionlevels of the remainder to be inferred. The present invention,therefore, has the potential to reduce the cost and increase thethroughput of full-transcriptome gene-expression profiling relative tothe well-known conventional approaches that require all transcripts tobe measured.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates identifyinglandmark transcripts from a computational analysis of a large collectionof transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiles. In one embodiment, theprofiles contain identities and expression levels of a large proportion(preferably more than 70%) of the known transcripts in the genome. Inone preferred embodiment, the profiles are generated by the use ofhigh-density DNA microarrays commercially-available from, but notlimited to, Affymetrix, Agilent, and Illumina. Suitable profiles mayalso be generated by other transcriptome-analysis methods including, butnot limited to, Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE) and deep cDNAsequencing. In one preferred embodiment, all profiles are generated withthe same analysis method. In one especially preferred embodiment, allprofiles are generated using Affymetrix oligonucleotide microarrays. Inone embodiment, the number of profiles in the collection exceeds 1,000,and preferably is more than 10,000. In one preferred embodiment, theprofiles derive from a broad diversity of normal and diseased tissueand/or cell types. As known to those skilled in the art, collections ofsuitable gene-expression profiles are available from public and private,commercial sources. In one preferred embodiment, gene-expressionprofiles are obtained from NCBI's Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). In oneembodiment, expression levels in the profiles in the collection arescaled relative to each other. Those skilled in the art will be aware ofa variety of methods to achieve such normalization, including, but notlimited to, quantile normalization (preferably RMA). In one preferredembodiment, expression levels in the profiles in the collection arescaled relative to each other using a set of transcripts (numberingapproximately 100, and preferably approximately 350) having the lowestcoefficients-of-variation (CV) of all transcripts at each of a number(preferably approximately 14) of expression levels chosen to span therange of expression levels observed, from an independent collection oftranscriptome-wide gene-expression profiles (numbering at least 1,000and preferably approximately 7,000).

In one preferred embodiment, profiles used to identify landmarktranscripts are required to exceed a minimum standard for data quality(i.e., for example, quality control (QC) analysis). The samples passingthe QC analysis are identified as a core dataset. Suitable data-qualitymeasures are known to those skilled in the art and include, but are notlimited to, percentage-of-P-calls and 3′-to-5′ ratios. In oneembodiment, an empirical distribution of data-quality measures is builtand outlier profiles eliminated from the collection. In one preferredembodiment, profiles with data-quality measures beyond the 95thpercentile of the distribution are eliminated from the collection. Inone preferred embodiment, the set of transcripts represented in allprofiles in the collection is identified, and the remainder eliminatedfrom all of the profiles. In one embodiment, the set of transcriptsbelow the limit of detection in a large proportion of the profiles(preferably 99%) are eliminated from the profiles.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates usingdimensionality reduction in combination with cluster analysis to selecttranscripts to be measured (i.e., for example, landmark transcripts).While dimensionality reduction may be performed by a number of knownmethods, the embodiments described herein utilize principal componentanalysis. In one embodiment, the method further may comprise using alinear dimension reduction method (i.e., for example, usingeigenvectors). In one embodiment, the cluster analysis creates aplurality of clusters wherein each cluster may comprise a single clustercentroid landmark transcript and a plurality of cluster non-centroidtranscripts. See FIG. 1. In one preferred embodiment, clusters areachieved by using k-means clustering, wherein the k-means clustering isrepeated a number of times allowing a consensus matrix to be constructed(i.e., for example, a gene-by-gene pairwise consensus matrix).

In one preferred embodiment, pockets of high local correlation areidentified by hierarchically clustering the gene-by-gene pairwiseconsensus matrix. As is known to those skilled in the art, the tree fromthe hierarchical clustering may then be cut at multiple levels. At eachlevel, there are numerous nodes, wherein the leaves (i.e., for example,illustrated herein as transcripts) in each node represent a tightcluster. For each tight cluster, a representative centroid ‘landmark’transcript may be chosen by picking the transcript whose individualprofile most closely correlates with the tight-cluster's mean profile.In one preferred embodiment, the cluster analysis identifies multiple(preferably more than 3 and less than 10) centroid landmark transcripts.Although it is not necessary to understand the mechanism of aninvention, it is believed that the expression level of cluster centroidlandmark transcripts may be used to infer the expression level of theassociated cluster non-centroid transcripts.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method which maycomprise creating gene-expression profiles from data consisting only ofcluster centroid landmark transcript expression-level measurements. Inone embodiment, medically-relevant similarities between biologicalsamples are identified by similarities in their correspondinggene-expression profiles produced in the space of cluster centroidlandmark transcripts.

In one preferred embodiment, the levels of non-measured transcripts in anew biological sample are inferred (i.e., for example, predicted) fromthe measurements of the landmark transcripts with reference to adependency matrix, thereby creating a full-transcriptome gene-expressionprofile. In one embodiment, a dependency matrix is constructed byperforming linear regression between the expression levels of each ofthe cluster centroid landmark genes (g) and the expression levels of allof the non-landmark transcripts (G) in a collection oftranscriptome-wide expression profiles. In one preferred embodiment, apseudo-inverse is used to build the dependency matrix (G non-landmarktranscripts×g landmark transcripts). In one preferred embodiment, thecollection of transcriptome-wide expression profiles used to build thedependency matrix is the same collection used to identify the clustercentroid landmark transcripts. In another embodiment, the collection oftranscriptome-wide expression profiles used to build the dependencymatrix is different from that used to identify the cluster centroidlandmark transcripts. In one preferred embodiment, multiple dependencematrices are constructed from collections of transcriptome-wideexpression profiles, each collection populated with profiles derivedfrom the same type of normal or diseased tissues or cells. In oneembodiment, the choice of dependency matrix to use for the inference ismade based upon knowledge of the tissue, cell and/or pathological stateof the sample. In one preferred embodiment, the expression level of eachnon-landmark transcript in a new biological sample is inferred bymultiplying the expression levels of each of the landmark transcripts bythe corresponding weights looked up from the dependency matrix, andsumming those products.

In one preferred embodiment, the present invention contemplates a methodwhich may comprise the creation of full-transcriptome gene-expressionprofiles using measurements of a plurality of landmark transcripts andinference of non-landmark transcript levels, wherein those profiles haveat least 80% of the performance of gene-expression profiles produced bydirect measurement of all transcripts, in a useful application ofgene-expression profiling.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates determining thenumber of cluster centroid landmark transcripts suitable for thecreation of transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiles byexperimentation. In one embodiment, the number of cluster centroidlandmark transcripts suitable for the creation of transcriptome-widegene-expression profiles is determined by simulation.

A computational simulation presented herein (Examples I and II)demonstrates that dimensionality reduction may be applied to theidentification of a plurality of cluster centroid landmark transcripts,and that surprisingly few landmark-transcript measurements aresufficient to faithfully recreate full-transcriptome profiles. It isshown that the expression levels of only 1,000 cluster centroid landmarktranscripts (i.e., for example, <5% of transcripts in the transcriptome)may be used to recreate full-transcriptome expression profiles thatperform as well as profiles in which all transcripts were measureddirectly in 80% of tests for profile similarity examined. Further, thesedata demonstrate that 500 centroid landmark transcripts (i.e., forexample, <2.5% of transcripts in the transcriptome) recoversapproximately 50% of such similarities (FIG. 2).

In one preferred embodiment, the present invention contemplates a methodwhich may comprise approximately 1,000 cluster centroid landmarktranscripts from which the expression levels of the remainder of thetranscriptome may be inferred.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates measuring theexpression levels of a set of cluster centroid landmark transcripts in abiological sample which may comprise a plurality of transcripts, andusing a corresponding dependency matrix to predict the expression levelsof the transcripts not measured, thereby creating a full-transcriptomeexpression profile. In one preferred embodiment, the expression levelsof the set of cluster centroid landmark transcripts are measuredsimultaneously. In another preferred embodiment, the number of clustercentroid landmark transcripts measured is approximately 1,000. Inanother preferred embodiment, the expression levels of the set ofcluster centroid landmark transcripts are measured using amoderate-multiplex assay platform. As is well known to those skilled inthe art, there are many methods potentially capable of determining theexpression level of a moderate number (i.e. approximately 10 toapproximately 1,000) of transcripts simultaneously. These include, butare not limited to, multiplexed nuclease-protection assay, multiplexedRT-PCR, DNA microarrays, nucleic-acid sequencing, and various commercialsolutions offered by companies including, but not limited to, Panomics,High Throughput Genomics, NanoString, Fluidigm, Nimblegen, Affymetrix,Agilent, and Illumina.

In one preferred embodiment, the present invention contemplates a methodfor generating a full-transcriptome gene-expression profile bysimultaneously measuring the expression levels of a set of clustercentroid landmark transcripts in a biological sample which may comprisea plurality of transcripts, and using a corresponding dependency matrixto predict the expression levels of the transcripts not measured, wherethe said simultaneous measurements are made using nucleic-acidsequencing.

In one preferred embodiment, the present invention contemplates a methodfor generating a full-transcriptome gene-expression profile bysimultaneously measuring the expression levels of a set of clustercentroid landmark transcripts in a biological sample which may comprisea plurality of transcripts, and using a corresponding dependency matrixto predict the expression levels of the transcripts not measured, wherethe said simultaneous measurements are made using multiplexligation-mediated amplification with Luminex FlexMAP optically-addressedand barcoded microspheres and flow-cytometric detection (LMF); Peck etal., “A method for high-throughput gene expression signature analysis”Genome Biology 7:R61 (2006). See FIG. 3. In this technique, transcriptsare captured on immobilized poly-dT and reverse transcribed. Twooligonucleotide probes are designed for each transcript of interest.Upstream probes contain 20 nt complementary to a universal primer (T7)site, one of a set of unique 24 nt barcode sequences, and a 20 ntsequence complementary to the corresponding first-strand cDNA.Downstream probes are 5′-phosphorylated and contain 20 nt contiguouswith the gene-specific fragment of the corresponding upstream probe anda 20 nt universal-primer (T3) site. Probes are annealed to target cDNAs,free probes removed, and juxtaposed probes joined by the action ofligase enzyme to yield 104 nt amplification templates. PCR is performedwith T3 and 5′-biotinylated T7 primers. Biotinylated barcoded ampliconsare hybridized against a pool of optically-addressed microspheres eachexpressing capture probes complementary to a barcode, and incubated withstreptavidin-phycoerythrin to label biotin moieties fluorescently.Captured labeled amplicons are quantified and beads decoded by flowcytometry in Luminex detectors. The above reported LMF method waslimited to measuring 100 transcripts simultaneously due to theavailability of only 100 optical addresses. In one embodiment, thepresent invention contemplates a method for generating gene-expressionprofiles using simultaneous measurement of the levels of clustercentroid landmark transcripts that is compatible with an expanded number(approximately 500, and preferably 1,000) of barcode sequences, andoptically-addressed microspheres and a corresponding flow-cytometricdetection device. In one embodiment, the present invention contemplatesa method which may comprise two assays per biological sample, eachcapable of measuring the expression levels of approximately 500 clustercentroid transcripts. In one embodiment, the present inventioncontemplates a method were the expression levels of approximately 1,000cluster centroid landmark transcripts are measured in one assay perbiological sample using less than 1,000 populations ofoptically-addressed microspheres by arranging for microspheres toexpress more than one type of capture probe complementary to a barcode.In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method which maycomprise one assay per sample, each capable of measuring the expressionlevels of 1,000 cluster centroid landmark transcripts.

As is well known to those skilled in the art, an estimate of theexpression level of a transcript made with one method (e.g. RT-PCR) doesnot always agree with the estimate of the expression level of that sametranscript in the same biological sample made with another method (e.g.DNA microarray). In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates amethod for selecting the set of cluster centroid landmark transcripts tobe measured by a given moderate-multiplex assay platform for thepurposes of predicting the expression levels of transcripts notmeasured, and thereby to create a full-transcriptome gene-expressionprofile, from the set of all possible cluster centroid landmarktranscripts by experimentation. In one preferred embodiment, the set ofcluster centroid landmark transcripts to be measured by a givenmoderate-multiple assay platform is selected by empirically confirmingconcordance between measurements of expression levels of clustercentroid landmark transcripts made by that platform and those made usingthe transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiling technology used togenerate the collection of gene-expression profiles from which theuniverse of cluster centroid landmark transcripts was originallyselected. In one especially preferred embodiment, the expression levelsof all possible cluster centroid landmark transcripts (preferablynumbering approximately 1,300) in a collection of biological samples(preferably numbering approximately 384) are estimated by both LMF andAffymetrix oligonucleotide microarrays, where Affymetrix oligonucleotidemicroarrays were used to produce the transcriptome-wide gene-expressionprofiles from which the universe of possible cluster centroid landmarktranscripts was selected, resulting in the identification of a set ofcluster centroid landmark transcripts (preferably numberingapproximately 1,100) whose expression level estimated by LMF isconsistently concordant with the expression levels estimated byAffymetrix oligonucleotide microarrays. Data presented herein (ExampleIII) show unanticipated discordances between expression-levelmeasurements made using LMF and Affymetrix oligonucleotide microarrays.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method forselecting the final set of cluster centroid landmark transcripts to bemeasured by a given moderate-multiplex assay platform for the purposesof predicting the expression levels of transcripts not measured, andthereby to create a full-transcriptome gene-expression profile, from theset of all possible cluster centroid landmark transcripts byexperimentation. In one preferred embodiment, the set of clustercentroid landmark transcripts to be measured by a givenmoderate-multiple assay platform is selected by empirically confirmingthat measurements of their expression levels made by that platform maybe used to predict the expression level of non-landmark transcripts intheir cluster measured using the transcriptome-wide gene-expressionprofiling technology used to generate the collection of gene-expressionprofiles from which the universe of cluster centroid landmarktranscripts was selected.

In one especially preferred embodiment, the expression levels of allpossible cluster centroid landmark transcripts (preferably numberingapproximately 1,300) in a collection of biological samples (preferablynumbering approximately 384) are measured by LMF, and the expressionlevels of all non-landmark transcripts are measured in that samecollection of biological samples by Affymetrix oligonucleotidemicroarrays, where Affymetrix oligonucleotide microarrays were used toproduce the transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiles from which theuniverse of possible cluster centroid landmark transcripts was selected,resulting in the identification of a final set of cluster centroidlandmark transcripts (preferably numbering approximately 1,000) whoseexpression levels estimated by LMF may consistently be used to predictthe expression level of transcripts in their clusters as measured byAffymetrix oligonucleotide microarrays. Data presented herein (ExampleIII) show unanticipated failures of measurements of the expressionlevels of certain cluster centroid landmark made using LMF to be usefulfor predicting the expression levels of transcripts in their clustermeasured using Affymetrix oligonucleotide microarrays.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates creating adependency matrix specific to the final set of cluster centroid landmarktranscripts selected for a given moderate-multiplex assay platform.

Data presented herein (Examples IV, V, VI, VII) demonstrate thegeneration of useful transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiles fromthe measurement of the expression levels of a set of cluster centroidlandmark transcripts selected for use with a specific moderate-multiplexassay platform.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method which maycomprise normalization (i.e., for example, scaling) of gene-expressiondata to correct for day-to-day or detector-to-detector variability insignal intensities. Although it is not necessary to understand themechanism of an invention, it is believed that in transcriptome-widegene-expression profiles (i.e., for example, high-density microarraydata with approximately 20,000 dimensions) convention assumes that thevast majority of the transcripts do not change in a given state. Such anassumption allows a summation of the expression levels for alltranscripts to be taken as a measure of overall signal intensity. Thoseusing conventional systems then normalize the expression level of eachtranscript against that overall signal-intensity value.

However, when using gene-expression profiles of lower dimensionality(i.e., for example, 1,000 transcripts) it is not reasonable to supposethat only a small fraction of those transcripts change, especially inthe special case of cluster centroid landmark transcripts where thetranscripts were selected, in part, because each exhibited differentlevels across a diversity of samples. Consequently, normalizationrelative to a sum of the levels of all transcripts is not suitable.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates normalizinggene-expression profiles relative to a set of transcripts whose levelsdo not change across a large collection of diverse sample (i.e., forexample, invariant transcripts). Such a process is loosely analogous tothe use of a so-called housekeeping gene (i.e., for example, GAPDH) as areference in a qRT-PCR. Although it is not necessary to understand themechanism of an invention, it is believed that the normalizationdescribed herein is superior to other known normalization techniquesbecause the invariant transcripts are empirically determined to haveinvariant expression across a broad diversity of samples.

In one embodiment, the set of transcripts (numbering between 10 and 50,preferably 25) having the lowest coefficients-of-variation (CV) of alltranscripts at each of a number (preferably approximately 14) ofexpression levels chosen to span the range of expression levels observedfrom a collection of transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiles(numbering at least 1,000 and preferably approximately 7,000), areidentified as invariant transcripts. In one preferred embodiment, thecollection of transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiles used toselected invariant transcripts is build02 of the Connectivity Mapdataset (broadinstitute.org/cmap). In one preferred embodiment, a finalset of invariant transcripts (numbering between 14 and 98, preferably80) to be used to normalize measurements of expression levels of clustercentroid landmark transcripts made using a given moderate-multiplexassay platform is selected from the set of all invariant transcripts byempirically confirming concordance between measurements of theirexpression levels made by that platform and those made using thetranscriptome-wide gene-expression profiling technology used to generatethe collection of gene-expression profiles from which the invarianttranscripts were originally identified, and that their expression levelsare indeed substantially invariant, in a collection of biologicalsamples (numbering preferably approximately 384).

Data presented herein (Examples IV, V, VI, VII) demonstrate thegeneration of useful transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiles fromthe measurement of the expression levels of a set of cluster centroidlandmark transcripts measured on a selected moderate-multiple assayplatform scaled relative to the expression levels of a set of invarianttranscripts measured together on the same platform.

It has been reported that gene regulation may be studied on a genomiclevel using dimensionality reduction in combination with clusteringtechniques. For example, gene co-regulation may be inferred from geneco-expression dynamics (i.e., for example, gene-gene interactions) usinga dimensionally reduced biological dataset. Capobianco E., “ModelValidation For Gene Selection And Regulation Maps” Funct Integr Genomics8(2):87-99 (2008). This approach suggests three feature extractionmethods that may detect genes with the greatest differential expressionby clustering analysis (i.e., for example, k-means) in combination withprincipal and/or independent component analysis. In transcriptomics, forinstance, clusters may be formed by genes having similar expressionpatterns. Dimensionality reduction, however, is used primarily toeliminate “noise” from useful biological information. A correlationmatrix may be computed whose decomposition applies according to aneigensystem including eigenvalues (i.e., for example, the energies ofthe modes) and eigenvectors (i.e., for example, γ, determined bymaximizing the energy in each mode). Selecting representativedifferentially expressed genes may be performed by ‘regularization viashrinkage’ that isolates cluster outliers to pick the genes having thegreatest differential levels of expression.

Other dimensionality reduction methods have been used in proteomicbiomarker studies. For example, mass-spectra based proteomic profileshave been used as disease biomarkers that generate datasets havingextremely high dimensionality (i.e. number of features or variables) ofproteomic data with a small sample size. Among these methods, one reportsuggests using a feature selection method described as centroidshrinkage, wherein data sets may be evaluated using causal inferencetechniques. Training samples are used to identify class centroids,wherein a test sample is assigned to a class belonging to the closestcentroid. Hilario et al., “Approaches To Dimensionality Reduction InProteomic Biomarker Studies” Brief Bioinform 9(2):102-118 (2008).Centroid shrinkage analysis has been previously used in gene expressionanalysis to diagnose cancers.

One dimensionality reduction report identifies a subset of features fromwithin a large set of features. Such a selection process is performed bytraining a support vector machine to rank the features according toclassifier weights. For example, a selection may be made for thesmallest number of genes that are capable of accurately distinguishingbetween medical conditions (i.e., for example, cancer versusnon-cancer). Principal component analysis is capable of clustering geneexpression data, wherein specific genes are selected within each clusteras highly correlated with the expression of cancer. Golub's eigenspacevector method to predict gene function with cancer is directly comparedand contrasted as an inferior method. Barnhill et al., “FeatureSelection Method Using Support Vector Machine Classifier” U.S. Pat. No.7,542,959 (col 35-49).

Linear transformations (i.e., for example, principal component analysis)may also be capable of identifying low-dimensional embeddings ofmultivariate data, in a way that optimally preserves the structure ofthe data. In particular, the performance of dimensionality reduction maybe enhanced. Furthermore, the resulting dimensionality reduction maymaintain data coordinates and pairwise relationships between the dataelements. Subsequent clustering of decomposition information may beintegrated in the linear transformation that clearly show separationbetween the clusters, as well as their internal structure. Koren et al.,“Robust Linear Dimensionality Reduction” IEEE Trans Vis Comput Graph.10(4):459-470 (2004).

Further, the invention encompasses methods and systems for organizingcomplex and disparate data. Principal component analysis may be used toevaluate phenotypic, gene expression, and metabolite data collected fromArabidopsis plants treated with eighteen different herbicides. Geneexpression and transcription analysis was limited to evaluating geneexpression in the context of cell function. Winfield et al., “MethodsAnd Systems For Analyzing Complex Biological Systems” U.S. Pat. No.6,873,914.

Functional genomics and proteomics may be studied involving thesimultaneous analysis of hundreds or thousands of expressed genes orproteins. From these large datasets, dimensionality reduction strategieshave been used to identify clinically exploitable biomarkers fromenormous experimental datasets. The field of transcriptomics couldbenefit from using dimensionality reduction methods in high-throughputmethods using microarrays. Finn W G., “Diagnostic Pathology AndLaboratory Medicine In The Age Of “omics” J Mol Diagn. 9(4):431-436(2007).

Multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) may also be useful fordetecting and modeling epistasis, including the identification of singlenucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). MDR pools genotypes into ‘high-risk’and ‘low-risk’ or ‘response’ and ‘non-response’ groups in order toreduce multidimensional data into only one dimension. MDR has detectedgene-gene interactions in diseases such as sporadic breast cancer,multiple sclerosis and essential hypertension. MDR may be useful inevaluating most common diseases that are caused by the non-linearinteraction of numerous genetic and environmental variables. Motsingeret al., “Multifactor Dimensionality Reduction: An Analysis Strategy ForModeling And Detecting Gene-Gene Interactions In Human Genetics AndPharmacogenomics Studies” Hum Genomics 2(5):318-328 (2006).

Another report attempted to use 6,100 transcripts to represent theentire transcriptome in an effort to avoid measuring for genes that werenot expected to be expressed. Hoshida et al, “Gene Expression in FixedTissues and Outcome in Hepatocellular Carcinoma” New Engl J Med 259:19(2008).

mRNA expression may be measured by any suitable method, including butnot limited to, those disclosed below.

In some embodiments, RNA is detected by Northern blot analysis. Northernblot analysis involves the separation of RNA and hybridization of acomplementary labeled probe.

In other embodiments, RNA expression is detected by enzymatic cleavageof specific structures (INVADER assay, Third Wave Technologies; Seee.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,846,717, 6,090,543; 6,001,567; 5,985,557; and5,994,069; each of which is herein incorporated by reference). TheINVADER assay detects specific nucleic acid (e.g., RNA) sequences byusing structure-specific enzymes to cleave a complex formed by thehybridization of overlapping oligonucleotide probes.

In still further embodiments, RNA (or corresponding cDNA) is detected byhybridization to an oligonucleotide probe. A variety of hybridizationassays using a variety of technologies for hybridization and detectionare available. For example, in some embodiments, TaqMan assay (PEBiosystems, Foster City, Calif.; See e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,962,233 and5,538,848, each of which is herein incorporated by reference) isutilized. The assay is performed during a PCR reaction. The TaqMan assayexploits the 5′-3′ exonuclease activity of the AMPLITAQ GOLD DNApolymerase. A probe consisting of an oligonucleotide with a 5′-reporterdye (e.g., a fluorescent dye) and a 3′-quencher dye is included in thePCR reaction. During PCR, if the probe is bound to its target, the 5′-3′nucleolytic activity of the AMPLITAQ GOLD polymerase cleaves the probebetween the reporter and the quencher dye. The separation of thereporter dye from the quencher dye results in an increase offluorescence. The signal accumulates with each cycle of PCR and may bemonitored with a fluorimeter.

In yet other embodiments, reverse-transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) is used todetect the expression of RNA. In RT-PCR, RNA is enzymatically convertedto complementary DNA or “cDNA” using a reverse transcriptase enzyme. ThecDNA is then used as a template for a PCR reaction. PCR products may bedetected by any suitable method, including but not limited to, gelelectrophoresis and staining with a DNA specific stain or hybridizationto a labeled probe. In some embodiments, the quantitative reversetranscriptase PCR with standardized mixtures of competitive templatesmethod described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,639,606, 5,643,765, and 5,876,978(each of which is herein incorporated by reference) is utilized.

The method most commonly used as the basis for nucleic acid sequencing,or for identifying a target base, is the enzymatic chain-terminationmethod of Sanger. Traditionally, such methods relied on gelelectrophoresis to resolve, according to their size, wherein nucleicacid fragments are produced from a larger nucleic acid segment. However,in recent years various sequencing technologies have evolved which relyon a range of different detection strategies, such as mass spectrometryand array technologies.

One class of sequencing methods assuming importance in the art are thosewhich rely upon the detection of PPi release as the detection strategy.It has been found that such methods lend themselves admirably to largescale genomic projects or clinical sequencing or screening, whererelatively cost-effective units with high throughput are needed.

Methods of sequencing based on the concept of detecting inorganicpyrophosphate (PPi) which is released during a polymerase reaction havebeen described in the literature for example (WO 93/23564, WO 89/09283,WO 98/13523 and WO 98/28440). As each nucleotide is added to a growingnucleic acid strand during a polymerase reaction, a pyrophosphatemolecule is released. It has been found that pyrophosphate releasedunder these conditions may readily be detected, for example enzymicallye.g. by the generation of light in the luciferase-luciferin reaction.Such methods enable a base to be identified in a target position and DNAto be sequenced simply and rapidly whilst avoiding the need forelectrophoresis and the use of labels.

At its most basic, a PPi-based sequencing reaction involves simplycarrying out a primer-directed polymerase extension reaction, anddetecting whether or not that nucleotide has been incorporated bydetecting whether or not PPi has been released. Conveniently, thisdetection of PPi-release may be achieved enzymatically, and mostconveniently by means of a luciferase-based light detection reactiontermed ELIDA (see further below).

It has been found that dATP added as a nucleotide for incorporation,interferes with the luciferase reaction used for PPi detection.Accordingly, a major improvement to the basic PPi-based sequencingmethod has been to use, in place of dATP, a dATP analogue (specificallydATP.alpha.s) which is incapable of acting as a substrate forluciferase, but which is nonetheless capable of being incorporated intoa nucleotide chain by a polymerase enzyme (WO 98/13523).

Further improvements to the basic PPi-based sequencing technique includethe use of a nucleotide degrading enzyme such as apyrase during thepolymerase step, so that unincorporated nucleotides are degraded, asdescribed in WO 98/28440, and the use of a single-stranded nucleic acidbinding protein in the reaction mixture after annealing of the primersto the template, which has been found to have a beneficial effect inreducing the number of false signals, as described in WO00/43540.

In other embodiments, gene expression may be detected by measuring theexpression of a protein or polypeptide. Protein expression may bedetected by any suitable method. In some embodiments, proteins aredetected by immunohistochemistry. In other embodiments, proteins aredetected by their binding to an antibody raised against the protein. Thegeneration of antibodies is described below.

Antibody binding may be detected by many different techniques including,but not limited to (e.g., radioimmunoassay, ELISA (enzyme-linkedimmunosorbant assay), “sandwich” immunoassays, immunoradiometric assays,gel diffusion precipitation reactions, immunodiffusion assays, in situimmunoassays (e.g., using colloidal gold, enzyme or radioisotope labels,for example), Western blots, precipitation reactions, agglutinationassays (e.g., gel agglutination assays, hemagglutination assays, etc.),complement fixation assays, immunofluorescence assays, protein A assays,and immunoelectrophoresis assays, etc.

In one embodiment, antibody binding is detected by detecting a label onthe primary antibody. In another embodiment, the primary antibody isdetected by detecting binding of a secondary antibody or reagent to theprimary antibody. In a further embodiment, the secondary antibody islabeled.

In some embodiments, an automated detection assay is utilized. Methodsfor the automation of immunoassays include those described in U.S. Pat.Nos. 5,885,530, 4,981,785, 6,159,750, and 5,358,691, each of which isherein incorporated by reference. In some embodiments, the analysis andpresentation of results is also automated. For example, in someembodiments, software that generates a prognosis based on the presenceor absence of a series of proteins corresponding to cancer markers isutilized.

In other embodiments, the immunoassay described in U.S. Pat. Nos.5,599,677 and 5,672,480; each of which is herein incorporated byreference.

In some embodiments, a computer-based analysis program is used totranslate the raw data generated by the detection assay (e.g., thepresence, absence, or amount of a given transcript or transcripts) intodata of predictive value for a clinician or researcher. The clinician orresearcher may access the predictive data using any suitable means.Thus, in some preferred embodiments, the present invention provides thefurther benefit that the clinician or researcher, who is not likely tobe trained in genetics or genomics, need not understand the raw data.The data is presented directly to the clinician or researcher in itsmost useful form. The clinician or researcher is then able toimmediately utilize the information in order to optimize the care of thesubject or advance the discovery objectives.

The present invention contemplates any method capable of receiving,processing, and transmitting the information to and from laboratoriesconducting the assays, wherein the information is provided to medicalpersonnel and/or subjects and/or researchers. For example, in someembodiments of the present invention, a sample (e.g., a biopsy or aserum or urine sample or perturbed cells or tissue) is obtained from asubject or experimental procedure and submitted to a profiling service(e.g., clinical laboratory at a medical facility, genomic profilingbusiness, etc.), located in any part of the world (e.g., in a countrydifferent than the country where the subject resides, the experimentperformed, or where the information is ultimately used) to generate rawdata. Where the sample may comprise a tissue or other biological sample,the subject may visit a medical center to have the sample obtained andsent to the profiling center, or subjects may collect the samplethemselves (e.g., a urine sample) and directly send it to a profilingcenter. Where the sample may comprise previously determined biologicalinformation, the information may be directly sent to the profilingservice by the subject (e.g., an information card containing theinformation may be scanned by a computer and the data transmitted to acomputer of the profiling center using an electronic communicationsystem). Once received by the profiling service, the sample is processedand a profile is produced (i.e., expression data) specific for thediagnostic or prognostic information desired for the subject, or thediscovery objective of the researcher.

The profile data is then prepared in a format suitable forinterpretation by a treating clinician or researcher. For example,rather than providing raw expression data, the prepared format mayrepresent a diagnosis or risk assessment for the subject, along withrecommendations for particular treatment options, ormechanism-of-action, protein-target prediction, or potential therapeuticuse for an experimental perturbagen. The data may be displayed to theclinician or researcher by any suitable method. For example, in someembodiments, the profiling service generates a report that may beprinted for the clinician or researcher (e.g., at the point of care orlaboratory) or displayed to the clinician or researcher on a computermonitor.

In some embodiments, the information is first analyzed at the point ofcare or laboratory or at a regional facility. The raw data is then sentto a central processing facility for further analysis and/or to convertthe raw data to information useful for a clinician, patient orresearcher. The central processing facility provides the advantage ofprivacy (all data is stored in a central facility with uniform securityprotocols), speed, and uniformity of data analysis. The centralprocessing facility may then control the fate of the data followingtreatment of the subject or completion of the experiment. For example,using an electronic communication system, the central facility mayprovide data to the clinician, the subject, or researchers.

In some embodiments, the subject is able to directly access the datausing the electronic communication system. The subject may chose furtherintervention or counseling based on the results. In some embodiments,the data is used for research use. For example, the data may be used tofurther optimize the inclusion or elimination of markers as usefulindicators of a particular condition or stage of disease.

One method for differentiating between cell types within a heterogeneouscell mixture has been reported that generates a multimodal distributionpattern following simultaneous flow cytometric data collection.Specifically, multimodal/multispectral images of a population of cellswere simultaneously collected, wherein photometric and/or morphometricfeatures identifiable in the images were used to separate the populationof cells into subpopulations. A multi-spectral flow cytometer wasconfigured to detect light signals generated by a variety of labels suchas, DAPI, FITC, dark field, PE, bright field, and Deep Red. Theserespective labels were conjugated to specific antibodies that haddifferential specific binding for normal cells versus diseased cells.Consequently, an abnormal ratio of detected cell patterns provides abasis for disease diagnosis. As such this method was limited to theability to detect and label antigenic sites on biological cell surfacesthat identified the cell's physiological state. Ortyn et al., “Blood AndCell Analysis Using An Imaging Flow Cytometer” United States PatentApplication 2009/0190822 (herein incorporated by reference).

A qualitative and quantitative assessment of a plurality of analytesfrom a biological sample using microwell technology has been developedwherein the biological analytes are attached to a lithographic grid viaknown biological recognition elements. Identification of the analytes isaccomplished by attaching luminescent labels having different emissionwavelengths to either the analyte or the recognition element.Consequently, the assay may differentiate between analytes by using twoor more labels having the same excitation wavelength, but differing inemission wavelength. Once the analytes are contacted with thelithographic grid, the analyte/recognition element complexes aredetected using optically generated luminescent detection technology.Cross-reactivity between analytes could be differentiated by providingrecognition elements having differing affinities for the respectiveanalytes. Pawlak et al., “Kit and method for determining a plurality ofanalytes” U.S. Pat. No. 7,396,675 (herein incorporated by reference).

A method specific for detecting circulating antibodies has been reportedthat uses microspheres conjugated to labeled antigens for theantibodies. The labeled antigens are usually other antibodies havingspecific affinity for species-specific Fc portions of a circulatingantibody. The labels are described as generally fluorescent labels thatare detected using a conventional flow cytometer. A multiplexcalibration technique is described that uses several subsets ofmicrospheres or beads, wherein the surface of each microsphere subsethas a different concentration of the same antigen. This calibrationprocedure thereby generates “a standard curve” such that theconcentration of a circulating antibody may be estimated. Connelly etal., “Method and composition for homogeneous multiplexedmicroparticle-based assay” U.S. Pat. No. 7,674,632 (herein incorporatedby reference).

Solution-based methods are generally based upon the use of detectabletarget-specific bead sets which comprise a capture probe coupled to adetectable bead, where the capture probe binds to an individual labeledtarget nucleic acid. Each population of bead sets is a collection ofindividual bead sets, each of which has a unique detectable label whichallows it to be distinguished from the other bead sets within thepopulation of bead sets (i.e., for example, ranging from 5-500 bead setsdepending upon assay sensitivity parameters). Any labels or signals maybe used to detect the bead sets as long as they provide uniquedetectable signals for each bead set within the population of bead setsto be processed in a single reaction. Detectable labels include but arenot limited to fluorescent labels and enzymatic labels, as well asmagnetic or paramagnetic particles (see, e.g., Dynabeads8 (Dynal, Oslo,Norway)). The detectable label may be on the surface of the bead orwithin the interior of the bead.

The composition of the beads may vary. Suitable materials include, butare not limited to, any materials used as affinity matrices or supportsfor chemical and biological molecule syntheses and analyses, includingbut not limited to: polystyrene, polycarbonate, polypropylene, nylon,glass, dextran, chitin, sand, pumice, agarose, polysaccharides,dendrimers, buckyballs, polyacrylamide, silicon, rubber, and othermaterials used as supports for solid phase syntheses, affinityseparations and purifications, hybridization reactions, immunoassays andother such applications. Typically the beads have at least one dimensionin the 5-10 mm range or smaller. The beads may have any shape anddimensions, but typically have at least one dimension that is 100 mm orless, for example, 50 mm or less, 10 mm or less, 1 mm or less, 100 pm orless, 50 pm or less, and typically have a size that is 10 pm or lesssuch as, 1 pm or less, 100 nm or less, and 10 nm or less. In oneembodiment, the beads have at least one dimension between 2-20 pm. Suchbeads are often, but not necessarily, spherical e.g. elliptical. Suchreference, however, does not constrain the geometry of the matrix, whichmay be any shape, including random shapes, needles, fibers, andelongated. Roughly spherical, particularly microspheres that may be usedin the liquid phase, also are contemplated. The beads may includeadditional components, as long as the additional components do notinterfere with the methods and analyses herein.

Commercially available beads which may be used in the methods of thepresent invention include, but are not limited to, bead-basedtechnologies available from Luminex, Illumina, and/or Lynx. In oneembodiment, microbeads may be labeled with different spectral propertiesand/or fluorescent (or colorimetric) intensities. For example,polystyrene microspheres are provided by Luminex Corp, Austin, Tex. thatare internally dyed with two spectrally distinct fluorochromes. Usingprecise ratios of these fluorochromes, a large number of differentfluorescent bead sets may be produced (i.e., for example, 5-100 beadsets). Each set of the beads may be distinguished by its spectraladdress, a combination of which allows for measurement of a large numberof analytes in a single reaction vessel. Alternatively, a detectabletarget molecule may be labeled with a third fluorochrome. Because eachof the different bead sets is uniquely labeled with a distinguishablespectral address, the resulting hybridized bead-target complexes will bedistinguishable for each different target nucleic acid, which may bedetected by passing the hybridized bead-target complexes through arapidly flowing fluid stream. In the stream, the beads are interrogatedindividually as they pass two separate lasers. High speed digital signalprocessing classifies each of the beads based on its spectral addressand quantifies the reaction on the surface. Thousands of beads may beinterrogated per second, resulting a high speed, high throughput andaccurate detection of multiple different target nucleic acids in asingle reaction. In addition to a detectable label, the bead sets mayalso contain a capture probe which may bind to an individual targetanalyte. For example, a capture probe may comprise a nucleic acid, aprotein, a peptide, a biological receptor, an enzyme, a hormone, anantibody, a polyclonal antibody, a monoclonal antibody, and/or an Fabfragment. If the capture probe is a short unique DNA sequence, it maycomprise uniform hybridization characteristics with a target nucleicacid analyte. The capture probe may be coupled to the beads using anysuitable method which generates a stable linkage between probe and thebead, and permits handling of the bead without compromising the linkageusing further methods of the invention. Nucleic acid coupling reactionsinclude, but are not limited to, the use of capture probes modified witha 5′ amine for coupling to carboxylated microsphere or bead.

Most bead-based analyte detection systems are based upon Luminex coloredbeads, and/or the Luminex flow cytometric measurement system. The flowcytometric measurement system provides a summary report of medianfluorescent intensity (MFI) values for each measured analyte as well asbead-level output data for each sample. The bead-level output data isusually stored in a standard flow cytometry data format, includes a setmembership and fluorescent intensity of each individual bead that isdetected. Although it is not necessary to understand the mechanism of aninvention, it is believed that data collection and storage capabilitysuggests that the capacity of the commercially available Luminex systemmay be expanded beyond its commonly accepted limitations of 500bead-sets per well.

The Luminex xMAP® technology is a commercially available bead-basedsystem that has a limitation for simultaneous measurements of up to 500analytes per sample. Measurement instruments used to support Luminextechnology are basically flow cytometers capable of detecting and/oridentifying 500 color bead set variations. Usually, each specific colorbead variation provides a unique identification for an individualanalyte. In particular, the system assigns each bead detected in asample to a set based on its color. The system then summarizes themeasurement value for each set by reporting the median fluorescentintensity (MFI) of all beads belonging to that set.

Recent advances in biotechnology, and in particular genomics, haveexceeded the usefulness of data sets restricted to a 500 analyte assay.For example, in gene expression profiling, one might be interested inmeasuring the expression of more than 500 genes. One approach toovercome this limitation is to use two or more collections of the 500bead sets, wherein each collection interrogates a different set of 500genes. This approach requires measurement of the same sample in twoseparate wells to provide a complete assay. The problem with thisapproach is that it requires twice the amount of sample and takes twicethe amount of time for detection. Duplicate sampling techniques is alsoprone to failures since failure of a single well also renders the dataobtained from the duplicate sample well unusable. In addition, batchartifacts arise during the process of combining the wells thatconstitute a single sample.

The Luminex detector is analogous to a flow cytometer in that theinstrument measures the fluorescent intensity of beads upon passagethrough a flow chamber. Alternatively, the detector may be a chargedcoupled device. Generally, at least two fluorescence measurements arerecorded from a maximum of 500 differentially colored bead sets. As asingle analyte is usually attached to each differentially colored bead,the fluorescent counts may be used to uniquely identify individualanalytes. In particular, the system assigns each bead detected in asample to a set based on its color. A complete Luminex bead-set whichmay comprise these 500 differentially colored beads may be depictedusing a three dimensional coordinate plot. It is generally believed thatthe number of differentially colored beads that may be accuratelyclassified to a bead-color-region is limited by the overlapping spectralregimes of the different colors used. For example, a bead-color-regionmay include, but not be limited to 500 beads each identified by a unique3d coordinate using three classification laser measurements (CL1, CL2and CL3) In addition to classifying the beads, the instrument recordsanother fluorescence measurement known as a “reporter” for each bead.The “reporter” measurement is used to quantify the chemical reaction ofinterest and/or determine the presence or absence of an analyte (i.e.,for example, mRNA).

Microfluidic devices have also been suggested to be used with methodswhere labeled microspheres (Luminex beads) would simultaneously detectmultiple analytes in one of several sample chambers. These devices areconstructed by a process known as multilayer soft lithography (MSL) thatcreate multilayer microfluidic systems by binding multiple patternedlayers of elastomers. For example, the presence of the multi-layeredmicrochannels allows delivery of a different labeled microparticle to aspecific sample chamber where a different analyte is detected. Eachmicroparticle is specifically functionalized to bind a particularanalyte. Therefore, each microparticle in a given sample chamber iscapable of analyzing an analyte different from the analyte for eachother microparticle in the same sample chamber. As the delivery of eachmicrosphere is independently controlled, labeled microspheres may beadded to their respective samples chambers in different proportions,presumably to optimize the detection of each specific analyte (i.e., forexample, to prevent and/or overcome sample signal saturation). Dierckset al., “Multiplexed, microfluidic molecular assay device and assaymethod” United States Patent Application 2007/0183934 (hereinincorporated by reference).

Microspheres, such as Luminex beads, has been described as a platform tosupport the amplification of nucleic acids and production of proteins,in addition to the phototransfer from one substrate to anothersubstrate. In particular, the microspheres may be spectrally encodedthrough incorporation of semiconductor nanocrystals (or SCNCs). Adesired fluorescence characteristic may be obtained by mixing SCNCs ofdifferent sizes and/or compositions in a fixed amount and ratio tocreate a solution having a specific fluorescence spectra. Therefore, anumber of SCNC solutions may be prepared, each having a distinctdistribution of semiconductor nanocrystal labeled microsphere size andcomposition, wherein each solution has a different fluorescencecharacteristic. Further, these solutions may be mixed in fixedproportions to arrive at a spectrum having predetermined ratios andintensities of emission from the distinct SCNCs suspended in thatsolution. Lim et al., “Methods for capturing nascent proteins” UnitedStates Patent Application 2010/0075374 (herein incorporated byreference).

Luminex bead systems have been described to improve the detectionprecision of a single analyte. A set of differently numberedmicroparticles (i.e., for example, belonging to different bead-sets ordifferential colors) are all coated with the same reagent so as to makethem identical in sensitivity to the analyte being assayed. For example,an intra-assay titration curve may be constructed by coating the samefluorophore with different concentrations of labeled antibody, such thatthe same concentration of analyte is measured by detecting differentsignal magnitudes. Hanley B., “Intraplexing method for improvingprecision of suspended microarray assays” U.S. Pat. No. 7,501,290(herein incorporated by reference).

The use of color coded beads has been described which may comprisenucleic acid capture moieties capable of ‘tandem hybridization’ withtarget nucleotides. Generally, a short capture probe is present on acolor coded bead that binds a unique sequence of the target nucleicacid, while a longer labeled stacking probe has been preannealed to thetarget nucleic acid to facilitate subsequent detection. Each color codedbead therefore uniquely distinguishes between specific targetnucleotides based upon the capture moiety nucleic acid sequence. Beattieet al., “Nucleic acid analysis using sequence-targeted tandemhybridization” U.S. Pat. No. 6,268,147 (herein incorporated byreference).

A solution-based method for determining the expression level of apopulation of labeled target nucleic acids has been developed that isbased upon capturing the labeled target nucleic acids with color codedbeads. Each bead is conjugated to a specific capture probe that binds toan individual labeled target nucleic acid. Usually, the capture probesare nucleic acids capable of hybridization to the labeled target nucleicacids such that their respective expression level may be determinedwithin a biological sample. The method describes specific populations oftarget-specific bead sets, wherein each target-specific bead set isindividually detectable and hybridizes to only one target nucleic acid.Specifically, the target-specific bead sets are described as having atleast 5 individual bead sets that may bind with a corresponding set oftarget nucleic acids. As such, the bead population of a target-specificbead set may contain at least 100 individual beads that bind with acorresponding set of target nucleic acid. Golub et al., “Solution-basedmethods for RNA expression profiling” United States Patent Application2007/0065844 (herein incorporated by reference).

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a solution-basedmethod for highly multiplexed determination of populations of analytelevels present in a biological sample. For example, the population oftarget analytes may be a collection of individual target nucleic acidsof interest, such as a member of a gene expression signature or just aparticular gene of interest. Alternatively, the population of targetanalytes may be a collection of individual target proteins and/orpeptides. Each individual target analyte of interest is conjugated to adetectable solid substrate (i.e., for example, a differentially coloredbead) in a quantitative or semi-quantitative manner, such that the levelof each target analyte may be measured using a detectable signalgenerated by the detectable solid substrate. The detectable signal ofthe detectable solid substrate is sometimes referred to as the targetmolecule signal or simply as the target signal. The method also involvesa population of target-specific bead sets, where each target-specificbead set is individually detectable and has a capture probe whichcorresponds to an individual analyte. The population of analytes isattached in solution with the population of detectable solid substratesto form a solid substrate-analyte complex. To determine the level of thepopulation of target analytes present, one detects the solid substratesignal for each solid-substrate-analyte complex, such that the level ofthe solid substrate signal indicates the level of the target analyte,and the location of the solid substrate signal within a multi-modalsignal distribution pattern indicates the identity of the analyte beingdetected.

Limitations of existing bead-based systems is that, due to relativelylarge microliter-scale volume of sample used per well, each analyte mustbe assayed with multiple beads of the same type to prevent signalsaturation. Similar beads will compete with each other to bind to thesame analyte. This situation decreases the sensitivity of the assaybecause the target analyte present in the sample is distributed over allof the beads specific for that analyte; and each bead will be reportingonly a fraction of the analyte concentration. The mean value of theanalyte concentration will, therefore, have a large standard error dueto variable concentration values reported by each bead. The improvementsof bead-based analyte detection described below make possible a highlyaccurate, and sensitive, high capacity analyte detection system whereinan analyte may be detected using a single bead.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method which maycomprise combining a plurality of 500 bead-set collections in a singlewell, wherein each collection interrogates a different set of 500 genes.In one embodiment, the method further may comprise detecting theplurality of 500 bead-set collections using the single well. In oneembodiment, the method further may comprise generating a multi-modalfluorescent intensity distribution for each of the 500 bead colorvariations. Although it is not necessary to understand the mechanism ofan invention, it is believed that the number of beads that support eachmulti-modal peak may be determined by determining the local height andwidth. In one embodiment, the method further may comprise comparing thenumber of beads within a specific multi-modal peak to the mixingproportion of a bead for a specific gene. In one embodiment, themulti-modal peak bead number matches the bead mixing proportion suchthat the specific analyte is identified.

As detailed above, the standard commercially available high capacityanalyte detection systems are limited to simultaneously processing 500analytes. While the ability of measuring up to 500 analytes may besufficient for many applications, this limitation is restrictive formost practical genomics applications. For example, in assessingtranscriptome-wide gene expression profiling a practical assay requiresa simultaneous processing of much more than 500 genes.

One obvious approach to solve this problem would be to detect more than500 analytes (i.e., for example, 1,000 genes) by using two wells persample (i.e., for example, 500 genes per well×2 wells). This techniquewould then assay a complete collection of 500 differentially dyed beadsets in both wells, where the bead sets in the first well are coupled togenes 1-500 and the bead sets in the second well are couples to genes501-1000. Consequently, equal aliquots of a biological sample are addedto each well and detected separately. In order to determine the finalresult, the data from the two separate detections would have to becombined.

Several disadvantages are inherent in this approach including but notlimited to: i) logistically cumbersome; ii) requires twice as muchsample; iii) takes twice as much detection time; iv) loss of one wellcompromises both wells of data; or v) susceptible to batch artifactswhich makes it difficult to re-constitute the whole sample.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method which maycomprise interrogating multiple analytes, wherein said analytes areconjugated to individual, but identical, differentially colored beads.In one embodiment, a first analyte is conjugated to the individual, butidentical, differentially colored bead that is selected from a first 500bead-set. In one embodiment, a second analyte is conjugated to theindividual, but identical, differentially colored variant that isselected from a second 500 bead-set.

The Luminex bead-level intensity data distributions suggested thatexpansion of the system's capacity might be possible by combining twocollections of 500 bead-sets in a single well, wherein each 500 bead-setcollection interrogates a different set of 500 genes. This approachwould allow detection of a single sample in a single well. In someembodiments, various analytical methods are applied to the resultingbead level intensity data to obtain the correct identity for all 1,000analytes.

Usually, colored bead intensities belonging to a particular bead set aresummarized as a single value, wherein a median fluorescent intensity(MFI) is reported as the data point. For example, when the measuredanalytes are genes, the MFI of a particular bead set color representsthe expression value of a particular gene. A significant disadvantage tothe median-based algorithm is the presence of inaccuracy if the numberof outliers is significantly large (e.g. if a number of beads have anintensity value close to zero), or where low bead counts could lead tomisleading MFI values. For example, suggested Luminex data analysismethods ignore data wherein the bead count is less than thirty (30).

In addition to the MFI value, however, Luminex detectors also makeavailable data for each individual bead (e.g., bead-level data). Thesedata are stored in a standard flow cytometry data format (i.e., forexample, an LXB file) and include information such as, set membershipand/or a fluorescent intensity of each individual bead that is detected.Certain embodiments of the present invention have taken advantage ofthis alternative data by developing a kernel density based intensitysummarization method as an alternative to the default MFI summarizationmethod. In a kernel density method, a smoothed Gaussian density estimateis first fit to the data. A peak detection algorithm then detects localmaxima. The most prominent peak (defined as the peak which may comprisethe highest bead count) is reported as the summary intensity value.Unlike the standard MFI algorithm, the kernel algorithm may also ignorespurious outliers and/or identify analytes with low bead counts forfurther consideration. For example, the data presented herein show thedifferences between intensity distributions for two analytes between MFIvalues and kernel density based measurements.

Detection and analysis of multimodal peaks have been discussed inrelation to mass spectrometry analysis. Old et al., “Methods and systemsfor peak detection and quantitation” U.S. Pat. No. 7,279,679 (hereinincorporated by reference). However, some embodiments of the presentinvention provide significant improvements that provide superiordetection of analytes.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method which maycomprise detecting peaks from a multi-modal fluorescent intensitydistribution using an algorithm. In one embodiment, the algorithmrecovers an expression value of each gene interrogated with each beadcolor variation.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method forimproving the accuracy of the peak detection algorithm. In oneembodiment, the accuracy is improved by selecting paired genes. In oneembodiment, the paired genes are frequently distant. Although it is notnecessary to understand the mechanism of an invention, it is believedthat a linear programming approach may be employed to maximize thepairwise distances across all genes.

Peak detection usually involves the identification of sufficientstatistics comparing different populations from a multimodallydistributed signal pattern. For example, the statistical analysis mayidentify two different populations from a bi-modal distribution signalpattern. Generally, a first step in peak identification involvesassigning each data point (i.e., for example, a bead-level data point)to its most salient population. Once these data points have been mappedto their respective population, suitable statistics may be computed(i.e., for example, a median or mean) to summarize the values localizedto a population of interest.

A kernel density method may comprise a non-parametric method that doesnot make assumptions of the underlying distribution of the data. Ingeneral, the steps of the KDM algorithm may be performed in thefollowing manner: i) log transform the data; ii) obtain a smoothedGaussian kernel density estimate. An optimal bandwidth for the kernel ischosen automatically; iii) detect local maxima by comparing each elementof the smoothed estimate to its neighboring values. If an element islarger than both of its neighbors, it is a local peak; iv) assign everydata point to the nearest peak. The support for a peak is the number ofpoints that are assigned to it; and 5) rank order the peaks according tothe support.

Another method, the Gaussian mixture models, assumes that the signal isa mixture of two Gaussian populations. In general, the steps of the GMMalgorithm may be performed in the following manner: i) log transform thedata; and ii) assuming a mixture of two Gaussians, estimate the mean μ,the variance σ, and the mixing proportion σ. φθ(y) is the normal densityevaluated at y given θ={μ, σ} as follows:

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It should be noted that a GMM parameter estimation may be sensitive tonon-Gaussian components of the signal. Consequently, exploratory dataanalysis has resulted in a definition of a set of heuristics coupledwith GMM estimation, which produce accurate peak calls. For example, thedata presented herein shows an example output of the GMM for a singleanalyte measured using the dual tag approach.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a peak detectionalgorithm further which may comprise a strategy to select paired genesfor conjugation to individual, but identical differentially coloredbeads. In one embodiment, the paired genes are frequently distant. Forexample, a linear programming approach is used to maximize the pairwisedistances across all genes. The optimization problem may be stated as:

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In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a peak detectionalgorithm further which may comprise a strategy under circumstanceswhere it is difficult to achieve exact mixing proportions of beads, theactual bead counts are measured and then employed as priors within thepeak assignment algorithm.

In one embodiment, the detected peak signal may be improved byconjugating every member of an analyte set to the same differentiallycolored bead. Although it is not necessary to understand the mechanismof an invention, it is believed that multiple analytes on the same beadcolor will increase the signal-to-noise ratio.

Once peaks within a multimodal distribution pattern have been detected,the peaks need unambiguous assignment to specific genes. In oneembodiment, the present invention contemplates a method for unambiguousgene assignment which may comprise combining a plurality of bead-setcollections, wherein each differentially colored bead is present in anunequal proportion between each bead-set collection. In one embodiment,a first differentially colored bead may be present in a proportion thatis 1.25 times the standard volume selected from a first bead-setcollection, while a second differentially colored bead, that isidentical to the first differentially colored bead, may be present in aproportion that is 0.75 times the standard volume selected from a secondbead-set collection. Then, by examining the support for each peak (e.g.peak height, neighboring bead count or mixing proportion) and using theprior knowledge of the mixing proportion of a bead for a specific gene,an unambiguous assignment for each gene is made.

mRNA expression may be measured by any suitable method, including butnot limited to, those disclosed below.

In some embodiments, RNA is detected by Northern blot analysis. Northernblot analysis involves the separation of RNA and hybridization of acomplementary labeled probe.

In other embodiments, RNA expression is detected by enzymatic cleavageof specific structures (INVADER assay, Third Wave Technologies; Seee.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,846,717, 6,090,543; 6,001,567; 5,985,557; and5,994,069; each of which is herein incorporated by reference). TheINVADER assay detects specific nucleic acid (e.g., RNA) sequences byusing structure-specific enzymes to cleave a complex formed by thehybridization of overlapping oligonucleotide probes.

In still further embodiments, RNA (or corresponding cDNA) is detected byhybridization to a oligonucleotide probe. A variety of hybridizationassays using a variety of technologies for hybridization and detectionare available. For example, in some embodiments, TaqMan assay (PEBiosystems, Foster City, Calif.; See e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,962,233 and5,538,848, each of which is herein incorporated by reference) isutilized. The assay is performed during a PCR reaction. The TaqMan assayexploits the 5′-3′ exonuclease activity of the AMPLITAQ GOLD DNApolymerase. A probe consisting of an oligonucleotide with a 5′-reporterdye (e.g., a fluorescent dye) and a 3′-quencher dye is included in thePCR reaction. During PCR, if the probe is bound to its target, the 5′-3′nucleolytic activity of the AMPLITAQ GOLD polymerase cleaves the probebetween the reporter and the quencher dye. The separation of thereporter dye from the quencher dye results in an increase offluorescence. The signal accumulates with each cycle of PCR and may bemonitored with a fluorimeter.

In yet other embodiments, reverse-transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) is used todetect the expression of RNA. In RT-PCR, RNA is enzymatically convertedto complementary DNA or “cDNA” using a reverse transcriptase enzyme. ThecDNA is then used as a template for a PCR reaction. PCR products may bedetected by any suitable method, including but not limited to, gelelectrophoresis and staining with a DNA specific stain or hybridizationto a labeled probe. In some embodiments, the quantitative reversetranscriptase PCR with standardized mixtures of competitive templatesmethod described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,639,606, 5,643,765, and 5,876,978(each of which is herein incorporated by reference) is utilized.

The method most commonly used as the basis for nucleic acid sequencing,or for identifying a target base, is the enzymatic chain-terminationmethod of Sanger. Traditionally, such methods relied on gelelectrophoresis to resolve, according to their size, wherein nucleicacid fragments are produced from a larger nucleic acid segment. However,in recent years various sequencing technologies have evolved which relyon a range of different detection strategies, such as mass spectrometryand array technologies.

One class of sequencing methods assuming importance in the art are thosewhich rely upon the detection of PPi release as the detection strategy.It has been found that such methods lend themselves admirably to largescale genomic projects or clinical sequencing or screening, whererelatively cost-effective units with high throughput are needed.

Methods of sequencing based on the concept of detecting inorganicpyrophosphate (PPi) which is released during a polymerase reaction havebeen described in the literature for example (WO 93/23564, WO 89/09283,WO 98/13523 and WO 98/28440). As each nucleotide is added to a growingnucleic acid strand during a polymerase reaction, a pyrophosphatemolecule is released. It has been found that pyrophosphate releasedunder these conditions may readily be detected, for example enzymicallye.g. by the generation of light in the luciferase-luciferin reaction.Such methods enable a base to be identified in a target position and DNAto be sequenced simply and rapidly whilst avoiding the need forelectrophoresis and the use of labels.

At its most basic, a PPi-based sequencing reaction involves simplycarrying out a primer-directed polymerase extension reaction, anddetecting whether or not that nucleotide has been incorporated bydetecting whether or not PPi has been released. Conveniently, thisdetection of PPi-release may be achieved enzymatically, and mostconveniently by means of a luciferase-based light detection reactiontermed ELIDA (see further below).

It has been found that dATP added as a nucleotide for incorporation,interferes with the luciferase reaction used for PPi detection.Accordingly, a major improvement to the basic PPi-based sequencingmethod has been to use, in place of dATP, a dATP analogue (specificallydATP_(alpha)s) which is incapable of acting as a substrate forluciferase, but which is nonetheless capable of being incorporated intoa nucleotide chain by a polymerase enzyme (WO98/13523).

Further improvements to the basic PPi-based sequencing technique includethe use of a nucleotide degrading enzyme such as apyrase during thepolymerase step, so that unincorporated nucleotides are degraded, asdescribed in WO 98/28440, and the use of a single-stranded nucleic acidbinding protein in the reaction mixture after annealing of the primersto the template, which has been found to have a beneficial effect inreducing the number of false signals, as described in WO00/43540.

In other embodiments, gene expression may be detected by measuring theexpression of a protein or polypeptide. Protein expression may bedetected by any suitable method. In some embodiments, proteins aredetected by immunohistochemistry. In other embodiments, proteins aredetected by their binding to an antibody raised against the protein. Thegeneration of antibodies is described below.

Antibody binding may be detected by many different techniques including,but not limited to (e.g., radioimmunoassay, ELISA (enzyme-linkedimmunosorbant assay), “sandwich” immunoassays, immunoradiometric assays,gel diffusion precipitation reactions, immunodiffusion assays, in situimmunoassays (e.g., using colloidal gold, enzyme or radioisotope labels,for example), Western blots, precipitation reactions, agglutinationassays (e.g., gel agglutination assays, hemagglutination assays, etc.),complement fixation assays, immunofluorescence assays, protein A assays,and immunoelectrophoresis assays, etc.

In one embodiment, antibody binding is detected by detecting a label onthe primary antibody. In another embodiment, the primary antibody isdetected by detecting binding of a secondary antibody or reagent to theprimary antibody. In a further embodiment, the secondary antibody islabeled.

In some embodiments, an automated detection assay is utilized. Methodsfor the automation of immunoassays include those described in U.S. Pat.Nos. 5,885,530, 4,981,785, 6,159,750, and 5,358,691, each of which isherein incorporated by reference. In some embodiments, the analysis andpresentation of results is also automated. For example, in someembodiments, software that generates a prognosis based on the presenceor absence of a series of proteins corresponding to cancer markers isutilized.

In other embodiments, the immunoassay described in U.S. Pat. Nos.5,599,677 and 5,672,480; each of which is herein incorporated byreference.

In some embodiments, a computer-based analysis program is used totranslate the raw data generated by the detection assay (e.g., thepresence, absence, or amount of a given marker or markers) into data ofpredictive value for a clinician. The clinician may access thepredictive data using any suitable means. Thus, in some preferredembodiments, the present invention provides the further benefit that theclinician, who is not likely to be trained in genetics or molecularbiology, need not understand the raw data. The data is presenteddirectly to the clinician in its most useful form. The clinician is thenable to immediately utilize the information in order to optimize thecare of the subject.

The present invention contemplates any method capable of receiving,processing, and transmitting the information to and from laboratoriesconducting the assays, wherein the information is provided to medicalpersonnel and/or subjects. For example, in some embodiments of thepresent invention, a sample (e.g., a biopsy or a serum or urine sample)is obtained from a subject and submitted to a profiling service (e.g.,clinical lab at a medical facility, genomic profiling business, etc.),located in any part of the world (e.g., in a country different than thecountry where the subject resides or where the information is ultimatelyused) to generate raw data. Where the sample may comprise a tissue orother biological sample, the subject may visit a medical center to havethe sample obtained and sent to the profiling center, or subjects maycollect the sample themselves (e.g., a urine sample) and directly sendit to a profiling center. Where the sample may comprise previouslydetermined biological information, the information may be directly sentto the profiling service by the subject (e.g., an information cardcontaining the information may be scanned by a computer and the datatransmitted to a computer of the profiling center using an electroniccommunication systems). Once received by the profiling service, thesample is processed and a profile is produced (i.e., expression data),specific for the diagnostic or prognostic information desired for thesubject.

The profile data is then prepared in a format suitable forinterpretation by a treating clinician. For example, rather thanproviding raw expression data, the prepared format may represent adiagnosis or risk assessment for the subject, along with recommendationsfor particular treatment options. The data may be displayed to theclinician by any suitable method. For example, in some embodiments, theprofiling service generates a report that may be printed for theclinician (e.g., at the point of care) or displayed to the clinician ona computer monitor.

In some embodiments, the information is first analyzed at the point ofcare or at a regional facility. The raw data is then sent to a centralprocessing facility for further analysis and/or to convert the raw datato information useful for a clinician or patient. The central processingfacility provides the advantage of privacy (all data is stored in acentral facility with uniform security protocols), speed, and uniformityof data analysis. The central processing facility may then control thefate of the data following treatment of the subject. For example, usingan electronic communication system, the central facility may providedata to the clinician, the subject, or researchers.

In some embodiments, the subject is able to directly access the datausing the electronic communication system. The subject may choosefurther intervention or counseling based on the results. In someembodiments, the data is used for research use. For example, the datamay be used to further optimize the inclusion or elimination of markersas useful indicators of a particular condition or stage of disease.

In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates kits for thepractice of the methods of this invention. The kits preferably includeone or more containers containing various compositions and/or reagentsto perform methods of this invention. The kit may optionally include aplurality of cluster centroid landmark transcripts. The kit mayoptionally include a plurality of nucleic-acid sequences wherein thesequence is complementary to at least a portion of a cluster centroidlandmark transcript sequence, and wherein the sequences may optionallycomprise a primer sequence and/or a barcode nucleic-acid sequence. Thekit may optionally include a plurality of optically addressed beads,wherein each bead may comprise a different nucleic-acid sequence that iscomplementary to a barcode nucleic-acid sequence.

The kit may optionally include enzymes capable of performing PCR (i.e.,for example, DNA polymerase, thermostable polymerase). The kit mayoptionally include enzymes capable of performing nucleic-acid ligation(for example, a ligase). The kit may optionally include buffers,excipients, diluents, biochemicals and/or other enzymes or proteins. Thekits may also optionally include appropriate systems (e.g. opaquecontainers) or stabilizers (e.g. antioxidants) to prevent degradation ofthe reagents by light or other adverse conditions.

The kits may optionally include instructional materials containingdirections (i.e., protocols) providing for the use of the reagents inthe performance of any method described herein. While the instructionalmaterials typically comprise written or printed materials they are notlimited to such. Any medium capable of storing such instructions andcommunicating them to an end user is contemplated by this invention.Such media include, but are not limited to electronic storage media(e.g., magnetic discs, tapes, cartridges, chips), optical media (e.g.,CD ROM), and the like. Such media may include addresses to internetsites that provide such instructional materials.

The kits may optionally include computer software (i.e., algorithms,formulae, instrument settings, instructions for robots, etc) providingfor the performance of any method described herein, simplification orautomation of any method described herein, or manipulation, analysis,display or visualization of data generated thereby. Any medium capableof storing such software and conveying it to an end user is contemplatedby this invention. Such media include, but are not limited to,electronic storage media (e.g., magnetic discs), optical media (e.g., CDROM), and the like. Such media may include addresses to internet sitesthat provide such software.

In other embodiments, the present invention provides kits for thedetection and characterization of proteins and/or nucleic acids. In someembodiments, the kits contain antibodies specific for a proteinexpressed from a gene of interest, in addition to detection reagents andbuffers. In other embodiments, the kits contain reagents specific forthe detection of mRNA or cDNA (e.g., oligonucleotide probes or primers).In preferred embodiments, the kits contain all of the componentsnecessary to perform a detection assay, including all controls,directions for performing assays, and any necessary software foranalysis and presentation of results.

Samples (i.e., for example, biological samples) may be optionallyconcentrated using a commercially available concentration filter, forexample, an Amicon or Millipore Pellicon ultrafiltration unit. Followingthe concentration step, the concentrate may be applied to a suitablepurification matrix as previously described. For example, a suitableaffinity matrix may comprise a ligand or antibody molecule bound to asuitable support. Alternatively, an anion exchange resin may beemployed, for example, a matrix or substrate having pendantdiethylaminoethyl (DEAE) groups. The matrices may be acrylamide,agarose, dextran, cellulose or other types commonly employed in proteinpurification. Alternatively, a cation exchange step may be employed.Suitable cation exchangers include various insoluble matrices which maycomprise sulfopropyl or carboxymethyl groups. Sulfopropyl groups arepreferred.

Finally, one or more reversed-phase high performance liquidchromatography (RP-HPLC) steps employing hydrophobic RP-HPLC media,e.g., silica gel having pendant methyl or other aliphatic groups, may beemployed to further purify an IL-1R composition. Some or all of theforegoing purification steps, in various combinations, may also beemployed to provide a substantially pure recombinant protein.

Protein may be isolated by initial extraction from cell pellets,followed by one or more concentration, salting-out, hydrophobicinteraction chromatography (HIC), aqueous ion exchange or size exclusionchromatography steps. Finally, high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) may be employed for final purification steps. Most biologicalcells may be disrupted by any convenient method, including freeze-thawcycling, sonication, mechanical disruption, or use of cell lysingagents.

The present invention provides isolated antibodies (i.e., for example,polyclonal or monoclonal). In one embodiment, the present inventionprovides antibodies that specifically bind to a subset of a solidparticle population. These antibodies find use in the detection methodsdescribed above.

An antibody against a protein of the present invention may be anymonoclonal or polyclonal antibody, as long as it may recognize theprotein. Antibodies may be produced by using a protein of the presentinvention as the antigen according to a conventional antibody orantiserum preparation process.

The present invention contemplates the use of both monoclonal andpolyclonal antibodies. Any suitable method may be used to generate theantibodies used in the methods and compositions of the presentinvention, including but not limited to, those disclosed herein. Forexample, for preparation of a monoclonal antibody, protein, as such, ortogether with a suitable carrier or diluent is administered to an animal(e.g., a mammal) under conditions that permit the production ofantibodies. For enhancing the antibody production capability, completeor incomplete Freund's adjuvant may be administered. Normally, theprotein is administered once every 2 weeks to 6 weeks, in total, about 2times to about 10 times. Animals suitable for use in such methodsinclude, but are not limited to, primates, rabbits, dogs, guinea pigs,mice, rats, sheep, goats, etc.

For preparing monoclonal antibody-producing cells, an individual animalwhose antibody titer has been confirmed (e.g., a mouse) is selected, and2 days to 5 days after the final immunization, its spleen or lymph nodeis harvested and antibody-producing cells contained therein are fusedwith myeloma cells to prepare the desired monoclonal antibody producerhybridoma. Measurement of the antibody titer in antiserum may be carriedout, for example, by reacting the labeled protein, as describedhereinafter and antiserum and then measuring the activity of thelabeling agent bound to the antibody. The cell fusion may be carried outaccording to known methods, for example, the method described by Koehlerand Milstein (Nature 256:495 [1975]). As a fusion promoter, for example,polyethylene glycol (PEG) or Sendai virus (HVJ), preferably PEG is used.

Examples of myeloma cells include NS-1, P3U1, SP2/0, AP-1 and the like.The proportion of the number of antibody producer cells (spleen cells)and the number of myeloma cells to be used is preferably about 1:1 toabout 20:1. PEG (preferably PEG 1000-PEG 6000) is preferably added inconcentration of about 10% to about 80%. Cell fusion may be carried outefficiently by incubating a mixture of both cells at about 20° C. toabout 40° C., preferably about 30° C. to about 37° C. for about 1 minuteto 10 minutes.

Various methods may be used for screening for a hybridoma producing theantibody (e.g., against a tumor antigen or autoantibody of the presentinvention). For example, where a supernatant of the hybridoma is addedto a solid phase (e.g., microplate) to which antibody is adsorbeddirectly or together with a carrier and then an anti-immunoglobulinantibody (if mouse cells are used in cell fusion, anti-mouseimmunoglobulin antibody is used) or Protein A labeled with a radioactivesubstance or an enzyme is added to detect the monoclonal antibodyagainst the protein bound to the solid phase. Alternately, a supernatantof the hybridoma is added to a solid phase to which ananti-immunoglobulin antibody or Protein A is adsorbed and then theprotein labeled with a radioactive substance or an enzyme is added todetect the monoclonal antibody against the protein bound to the solidphase.

Selection of the monoclonal antibody may be carried out according to anyknown method or its modification. Normally, a medium for animal cells towhich HAT (hypoxanthine, aminopterin, thymidine) are added is employed.Any selection and growth medium may be employed as long as the hybridomamay grow. For example, RPMI 1640 medium containing 1% to 20%, preferably10% to 20% fetal bovine serum, GIT medium containing 1% to 10% fetalbovine serum, a serum free medium for cultivation of a hybridoma(SFM-101, Nissui Seiyaku) and the like may be used. Normally, thecultivation is carried out at 20° C. to 40° C., preferably 37° C. forabout 5 days to 3 weeks, preferably 1 week to 2 weeks under about 5% CO₂gas. The antibody titer of the supernatant of a hybridoma culture may bemeasured according to the same manner as described above with respect tothe antibody titer of the anti-protein in the antiserum.

Separation and purification of a monoclonal antibody may be carried outaccording to the same manner as those of conventional polyclonalantibodies such as separation and purification of immunoglobulins, forexample, salting-out, alcoholic precipitation, isoelectric pointprecipitation, electrophoresis, adsorption and desorption with ionexchangers (e.g., DEAE), ultracentrifugation, gel filtration, or aspecific purification method wherein only an antibody is collected withan active adsorbent such as an antigen-binding solid phase, Protein A orProtein G and dissociating the binding to obtain the antibody.

Polyclonal antibodies may be prepared by any known method ormodifications of these methods including obtaining antibodies frompatients. For example, a complex of an immunogen (an antigen against theprotein) and a carrier protein is prepared and an animal is immunized bythe complex according to the same manner as that described with respectto the above monoclonal antibody preparation. A material containing theantibody against is recovered from the immunized animal and the antibodyis separated and purified.

As to the complex of the immunogen and the carrier protein to be usedfor immunization of an animal, any carrier protein and any mixingproportion of the carrier and a hapten may be employed as long as anantibody against the hapten, which is crosslinked on the carrier andused for immunization, is produced efficiently. For example, bovineserum albumin, bovine cycloglobulin, keyhole limpet hemocyanin, etc. maybe coupled to a hapten in a weight ratio of about 0.1 part to about 20parts, preferably, about 1 part to about 5 parts per 1 part of thehapten.

In addition, various condensing agents may be used for coupling of ahapten and a carrier. For example, glutaraldehyde, carbodiimide,maleimide activated ester, activated ester reagents containing thiolgroup or dithiopyridyl group, and the like find use with the presentinvention. The condensation product as such or together with a suitablecarrier or diluent is administered to a site of an animal that permitsthe antibody production. For enhancing the antibody productioncapability, complete or incomplete Freund's adjuvant may beadministered. Normally, the protein is administered once every 2 weeksto 6 weeks, in total, about 3 times to about 10 times.

The polyclonal antibody is recovered from blood, ascites and the like,of an animal immunized by the above method. The antibody titer in theantiserum may be measured according to the same manner as that describedabove with respect to the supernatant of the hybridoma culture.Separation and purification of the antibody may be carried out accordingto the same separation and purification method of immunoglobulin as thatdescribed with respect to the above monoclonal antibody.

The protein used herein as the immunogen is not limited to anyparticular type of immunogen. For example, a protein expressed resultingfrom a virus infection (further including a gene having a nucleotidesequence partly altered) may be used as the immunogen. Further,fragments of the protein may be used. Fragments may be obtained by anymethods including, but not limited to expressing a fragment of the gene,enzymatic processing of the protein, chemical synthesis, and the like.

Although the present invention and its advantages have been described indetail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions andalterations may be made herein without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

The present invention will be further illustrated in the followingExamples which are given for illustration purposes only and are notintended to limit the invention in any way.

EXAMPLES Example 1 Identification of Cluster Centroid LandmarkTranscripts and Creation of a Dependency Matrix

The present example describes one method for the identification ofcluster centroid landmark transcripts having inferential relationships.

Thirty-five thousand eight-hundred and sixty-seven transcriptome-widegene-expression profiles generated with the Affymetrix U133 family ofoligonucleotide microarrays were downloaded from NCBI's Gene ExpressionOmnibus (GEO) repository in the form of .cel files. The .cel files werepreprocessed to produce average-difference values (i.e. expressionlevels) for each probe set using MAS5 (Affymetrix). Expression levels ineach profile were then scaled with respect to the expression levels of350 previously-determined invariant probe sets whose expression levelstogether spanned the range of expression levels observed. The minimalcommon feature space in the dataset was determined to be 22,268 probesets.

The quality of each profile was assessed by reference to twodata-quality metrics: percentage of P-calls and 3′:5′ ratios. Empiricaldistributions of both metrics were built and the 10% of profiles at bothextremes of each distribution were eliminated from furtherconsideration. A total of 16,428 profiles remained after this qualityfiltering. A further 1,941 profiles were found to be from a singlesource, and were also eliminated.

Probe sets below a predetermined arbitrary detection threshold of 20average-difference units in over 99% of the profiles were eliminated,bringing the total number of probe sets under consideration to 14,812.

Principal component analysis (PCA) dimensionality reduction was thenapplied to the dataset (i.e. 14,487 samples×14,812 features).Two-hundred eight-seven components were identified that explained 90% ofthe variation in the dataset. The matrix of the PCA loadings of thefeatures in the eigenspace (i.e. 287×14,812) was then clustered usingk-means. The k-means clustering was repeated a number of times becausethe high-dimensionality matrix obtained partitions non-deterministicallybased on the starting seeds, and the results were used to build agene-by-gene pairwise consensus matrix.

Pockets of high local correlation were identified by hierarchicallyclustering the gene-by-gene pairwise consensus matrix. The leaves oneach node of the dendrogram ‘tree’ together constitute a cluster. Thetree was then cut a multiple levels to identify 100, 300, 500, 700,1,000, 1,500, 2,000, 5,000, and 10,000 clusters.

The probe sets whose individual expression-level vector across all14,487 profiles most closely correlated with that of the mean of allprobe sets in each cluster was selected as the centroid of that cluster.This produced sets of 100, 300, 500, 700, 1,000, 1,500, 2,000, 5,000,and 10,000 centroid probe sets. Multiple individual probe sets hadattributes that approximate the definition of a centroid probe set ofany given cluster.

A dependency matrix was created for each set of centroid probe sets bylinear regression between the expression levels of the g centroid probesets and the remaining 14,812-g probe sets in the space of the 14,487profiles. A pseudo-inverse was used because the number of profiles didnot necessarily match the number of features being modeled. Dependencymatrices were thereby populated with weights (i.e. factors) relating theexpression level of each non-centroid probe set to the expression levelof each centroid probe set.

The identity and gene symbol of the transcript represented by eachcentroid probe set was determined using a mapping provided by Affymetrix(affymetrix.com) and taken as a ‘cluster centroid landmark transcript.’Non-centroid probe sets were mapped to gene symbols in the same manner.

Example II Determining a Suitable Number of Cluster Centroid LandmarkTranscripts

The present example describes one method for selecting the number ofcluster centroid landmark transcripts required to create usefultranscriptome-wide gene-expression profiles. This method makes use of alarge collection of transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiles producedfrom cultured human cells treated with small-molecule perturbagens madewith Affymetrix oligonucleotide microarrays provided in build02 of thepublic Connectivity Map resource (broadinstitute.org/cmap). One use ofConnectivity Map is the identification of similarities between thebiological effects of small-molecule perturbagens. This is achieved bydetecting similarities in the gene-expression profiles produced bytreating cells with those perturbagens (Lamb et al., “The ConnectivityMap: using gene-expression signatures to connect small molecules, genesand disease” Science 313:1929 2006), and represents one valuableapplication of transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiling. In summaryof the present method, expression values for the sets of clustercentroid landmark transcripts (specifically their corresponding probesets) identified according to Example I (above) are extracted from theConnectivity Map data and used to create transcriptome-widegene-expression profiles using the dependency matrices generated alsoaccording to Example I (above). Note that the collection of expressionprofiles used in Example I did not include any Connectivity Map data.The proportion of similarities identified using the actualtranscriptome-wide gene-expression profiles also identified by theinferred transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiles created fromdifferent numbers of cluster centroid landmark transcript measurementsare then compared.

First, a matrix of enrichment scores was constructed by executing 184independent query signatures obtained from Lamb et al. and the MolecularSignatures Database (MSigDB; release 1.5;broadinstitute.org/gsea/msigdb) against the full Connectivity Mapdataset, as described (Lamb et al.) producing a ‘reference connectivitymatrix’ (i.e. 184 queries×1,309 treatments).

The 7,056 transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiles were downloadedfrom the Connectivity Map website in the form of .cel files. The .celfiles were then preprocessed to produce average-difference values (i.e.expression levels) for each probe set using MAS5 (Affymetrix).Expression levels for each set of centroid probe sets were extracted,and 9×7,056 sets of transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiles createdusing the corresponding dependency matrices; expression levels ofnon-centroid probe sets were computed by multiplying the expressionlevels for each centroid probe set by their dependency-matrix factorsand summed. Rank-ordered lists of probe sets were computed for eachtreatment-and-vehicle pair using these (inferred) transcriptome-widegene-expression profiles as described (Lamb et al.). Matrices ofenrichment scores were created for each of the 9 datasets with the setof 184 query signatures exactly as was done to create the referenceconnectivity matrix.

The number of query signatures for which the treatment with the highestenrichment score in the reference connectivity matrix was also the topscoring treatment in the connectivity matrix produced from each of the 9inferred datasets was plotted (FIG. 2). The dataset generated usingexpression values for only 1,000 centroid probe sets identified the sametreatment as the dataset generated using expression values for all22,283 probe sets in 147 of 184 (80%) of cases. These findings indicatethat 1,000 cluster centroid landmark transcripts may be used to createuseful transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiles.

Example III Platform-Specific Selection of Cluster Centroid LandmarkTranscripts

This example describes one method for validating the performance ofcluster centroid landmark transcripts on a selected moderate-multiplexassay platform. This example relates specifically to the measurement ofexpression levels of cluster centroid landmark transcripts derived fromgene-expression profiles generated using Affymetrix microarrays usingthe LMF method of Peck et al., “A method for high-throughput geneexpression signature analysis” Genome Biology 7:R61 (2006). See FIG. 3.

Probe pairs were designed for 1,000 cluster centroid landmarktranscripts selected according to Example I (above) as described by Pecket al. The expression levels of these transcripts were measured by LMFin a collection of 384 biological samples which may comprise unperturbedcell lines, cell lines treated with bioactive small molecules, andtissue specimens for which transcriptome-wide gene-expression profilesgenerated using Affymetrix microarrays was available. A plot ofnormalized expression level measured by LMF against normalizedexpression level measured by Affymetrix microarray for a representativecluster centroid landmark transcript (217995_at:SQRDL) across all 384biological samples is shown as FIG. 4. Vectors of expression levelsacross all 384 samples were constructed for every feature from bothmeasurement platforms.

For each cluster centroid landmark transcript, the corresponding LMFvector was used as the index in a nearest-neighbors analysis to rank theAffymetrix probe sets. Cluster centroid landmark transcripts wereconsidered to be ‘validated’ for measurement by LMF when the Affymetrixprobe set mapping to that cluster centroid landmark transcript had arank of 5 or greater, and the Affymetrix probe sets mapping to 80% ormore of the non-centroid transcripts in the corresponding cluster had arank of 100 or greater.

Not all attempts to create validated cluster centroid landmarktranscripts were successful. Transcripts failing to meet the validationcriteria were found to be of two types: (1) simple, where themeasurements of the centroid transcript itself were poorly correlatedacross the 384 samples; and (2) complex, where the measurements of thecentroid transcripts were well correlated but those levels were not wellcorrelated with those of the non-centroid transcripts from its cluster.Neither type of failure could be anticipated. A plot of normalizedexpression levels determined by LMF and Affymetrix microarray for threevalidated transcripts (218039_at:NUSAP1, 201145_at:HAX1,217874_at:SUCLG1), one representative type-1 failure (202209_at:LSM3),and one representative type-2 failure (217762_at:RAB31) in one of the384 biological samples is presented as FIG. 5. A plot of normalizedexpression levels determined by LMF and Affymetrix microarray for one ofthese validated transcripts and the same representative type-2 failurein a different one of the 384 biological samples is presented as FIG.6A. FIG. 6B shows the expression levels of the same transcripts in thesame biological sample together with those of three transcripts fromtheir clusters (measured using Affymetrix microarray only). Only theexpression level of the validated transcript (218039_at:NUSAP1) iscorrelated with the levels of the transcripts in its cluster(35685_at:RING1, 36004_at:IKBKG, 41160_at:MBD3). The expression level ofthe type-2 failed transcript (217762_at:RAB31) is not correlated withthe levels of all of the transcripts in its cluster (48612_at:N4BP1,57516_at:ZNF764, 57539_at:ZGPAT). A representative list of transcriptsexhibiting simple (type 1) failures, together with the gene-specificportions of their LMF probe pairs, is provided as Table 1. Arepresentative list of transcripts exhibiting complex (type 2) failures,together with the gene-specific portions of their LMF probe pairs isprovided as Table 2.

The use of alternative probe pairs allowed a proportion of failedcluster centroid landmark transcripts to be validated. When this was notsuccessful, failed cluster centroid landmark transcripts weresubstituted with other transcripts from the same cluster. This processwas continued until validated cluster centroid landmark transcripts forall 1,000 clusters were obtained. The list of these landmarktranscripts, together with the gene-specific portions of theircorresponding LMF probe pairs, is provided in Table 3. A dependencymatrix specific for this set of validated landmark transcripts wascreated according to Example I (above).

Example IV Generation and Use of Transcriptome-Wide Gene-ExpressionProfiles Made by Measurement of 1,000 Transcripts

This example described one method for the generation oftranscriptome-wide gene-expression profiles using measurement of theexpression levels of a sub-transcriptome number of cluster centroidlandmark transcripts. The present method uses the LMF moderate multiplexgene-expression analysis platform described by Peck et al. (“A methodfor high-throughput gene expression signature analysis” Genome Biology7:R61 2006), the Luminex FlexMAP 3D optically-addressed microspheres andflow-cytometric detection system, 1,000 cluster centroid landmarktranscripts (and corresponding gene-specific sequences) validated forLMF from Example III (above), a corresponding dependency matrix fromExample III (above), 50 empirically-determined invariant transcriptswith expression levels spanning the range of those observed, and 1,050barcode sequences developed. The FlexMAP 3D system allows simultaneousquantification of 500 distinct analytes in samples arrayed in the wellsof a 384-well plate. Measurement of the expression levels of 1,000landmark transcripts plus 50 invariant transcripts was therefore dividedover 3 wells. Four hundred landmark transcripts were assayed in onewell, and three hundred landmark transcripts were assayed in each of 2additional wells. The 50 invariant genes were assayed in all 3 wells.This overall method, referred to herein as L1000, was then used togenerate a total of 1,152 transcriptome-wide gene-expression profilesfrom cultured human cells treated with each of 137 distinct bioactivesmall molecules. These data were used to create an analog of a smallportion of Connectivity Map de novo, and the relative performance of theL1000 version compared to that of the original.

LMF probe pairs were constructed for each of the 1,000 landmark and 50invariant transcripts such that each pair incorporated one of the 1,050barcode sequences. Probes were mixed in equimolar amounts to form aprobe-pair pool. Capture probes complementary to each of the barcodesequences were obtained and coupled to one of 500 homogenous populationsof optically-distinguishable microspheres using standard procedures.Three pools of capture-probe expressing microspheres were created: onepool contained beads coupled to capture probes complementary to thebarcodes in 400 of the landmark probe pairs, a second pool containedbeads matching a different 300 landmark probes, and a third poolcontained beads matching the remaining 300 landmark probes. Each poolcontained beads expressing barcodes matching the probe pairscorresponding to the 50 invariant transcripts.

MCF7 cells were treated with small molecules and corresponding vehiclesin 384-well plates. Cells were lysed, mRNA captured, first-strand cDNAsynthesized, and ligation-mediated amplification performed using the1,000 landmark plus 50 invariant transcript probe-pair pool inaccordance with the published LMF method (Peck et al.). The ampliconpools obtained after the PCR step were divided between 3 wells of fresh384-well plates, and each hybridized to one of the three bead pools at abead density of approximately 500 beads of each address per well, alsoin accordance with the published LMF method. The captured amplicons werelabeled with phycoerythrin and the resulting microsphere populationswere analyzed using a FlexMAP 3D instrument in accordance with themanufacturer's instructions.

Median fluorescence intensity (MFI) values from each microspherepopulation from each detection well were associated with theircorresponding transcript and sample. MFI values for each landmarktranscript were scaled relative to those for the set of invarianttranscripts obtained from the same detection well, and all scaled MFIvalues derived from the same samples were concatenated to produce a listof normalized expression levels for each of the 1,000 landmarktranscripts in each treatment sample.

Predicted expression levels for transcripts that were not measured werecalculated by multiplying the expression levels of each of the landmarktranscripts by the weights contained in the dependency matrix, andsummed. Computed and measured expression levels were combined to createfull-transcriptome gene-expression profiles for each sample.Rank-ordered lists of transcripts were computed for each pair oftreatment and corresponding vehicle-control profiles as described byLamb et al. (“The Connectivity Map: using gene-expression signatures toconnect small molecules, genes and disease” Science 313: 1929-19352006), resulting in an analog of the Connectivity Map dataset containinga total of 782 small-molecule treatment instances.

Enrichment scores for each of the perturbagens in the originalConnectivity Map (created with Affymetrix microarrays) and the L1000analog were computed according to the method of Lamb et al. for apublished query signature derived from an independent transcriptome-widegene-expression analysis of the effects of three biochemically-verifiedhistone-deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor compounds. Glaser et al., “Geneexpression profiling of multiple histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors:defining a common gene set produced by HDAC inhibition in T24 and MDAcarcinoma cell lines.” Mol Cancer Ther 2:151-163 (2003). As anticipated,the small molecule with the highest score in the original AffymetrixConnectivity Map was vorinostat, an established HDAC inhibitor(enrichment score=0.973, n=12, p-value<0.001). However, vorinostat wasalso the highest scoring perturbagen in the L1000 dataset (score=0.921,n=8, p-value<0.001). See FIG. 7. An additional 95 query signatures wereexecuted against both datasets. The perturbagen with the highest scorein the original Connectivity Map also had the highest score of those inthe L1000 dataset in 79 (83%) of those cases.

These data show that L1000 may substitute for a technology that directlymeasures the expression levels of all transcripts in thetranscriptome—specifically, Affymetrix high-density oligonucleotidemicroarrays—in one useful application of transcriptome-widegene-expression profiling.

Example V Use of Transcriptome-Wide Gene-Expression Profiles Made byMeasurement of 1,000 Transcripts for Clustering of Cell Lines

Transcriptome-wide gene-expression profiles were generated from totalRNA isolated from 44 cultured human cancer cells lines derived from sixtissue types using measurement of the expression levels of asub-transcriptome number of cluster centroid transcripts and inferenceof the remaining transcripts according to the L1000 methods described inExample IV. Full-transcriptome gene-expression data were produced fromthese same total RNA samples using Affymetrix U133 Plus 2.0 high-densityoligonucleotide microarrays for comparison.

Cell lines were grouped together according to consensus hierarchicalclustering of their corresponding gene-expression profiles (Monti et al“Consensus Clustering: A resampling-based method for class discovery andvisualization of gene expression microarray data.” Machine LearningJournal 52: 91-118 2003). The similarity metric used was Pearsoncorrelation. One hundred twenty-five clustering iterations were made. Ineach iteration, 38 (85%) of the samples were used and 6 excluded.

As anticipated, the results of the consensus clustering made with theAffymetrix data placed cell lines from the same tissue in the samebranch of the dendrogram, with only few exceptions (FIG. 8A). Manysimilar such findings have been reported. Ross et al., “Systematicvariation in gene expression patterns in human cancer cell lines” NatureGenetics 24: 227-235 2000). Remarkably, clustering of the L1000 dataalso placed cell lines with the same tissues of origin in the samebranch of the dendrogram (FIG. 8B).

This example shows that L1000 may substitute for a technology thatdirectly measures the expression levels of all transcripts in thetranscriptome-specifically, Affymetrix high-density oligonucleotidemicroarrays—in a second useful application of transcriptome-widegene-expression profiling; that is, grouping of samples on the basis ofbiological similarity.

Example VI Use of Transcriptome-Wide Gene-Expression Profiles Made byMeasurement of 1,000 Transcripts for Gene-Set Enrichment Analysis

The expression levels of 1,000 cluster centroid transcripts weremeasured in primary human macrophages following treatment withlipopolysaccharide (LPS) or vehicle control, and used to creategene-expression profiles composed of expression levels for 22,268transcripts, according to the L1000 methods described in Example IV.These data were used as input for a Gene-Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA)with a library of 512 gene sets from version 3 of the MolecularSignatures Database (Subramanian et al., “Gene set enrichment analysis:A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expressionprofiles” Proc Natl Acad Sci 102: 15545-15550 2005).

LPS is known to be a potent activator of the NF-KB transcription-factorcomplex (Qin et al., “LPS induces CD40 gene expression through theactivation of NF-KB and STAT-1a in macrophages and microglia” Blood 106:3114-3122 2005). It was therefore not unexpected that a gene setcomposed of 23 members of the canonical NF-κB signaling pathway(BIOCARTA_NFκB_PATHWAY) received the highest score of all gene setstested (p<0.001). This example shows that L1000 may generate datacompatible with a third useful application of full-transcriptomegene-expression profiling; that is, gene-set enrichment analysis.However, closer examination of the analysis revealed that none of the 23transcripts in the BIOCARTA_NFKB_PATHWAY gene set had been explicitlymeasured. This example then also demonstrates the utility of the methodeven in the extreme case when the expression levels of all of thetranscripts of interest were inferred.

Example VII Creation of a Full-Transcriptome Gene-Expression Dataset ofUnprecedented Size

The L1000 methods described in Example IV were used to create aconnectivity map with in excess of 100,000 full-transcriptomegene-expression profiles from a panel of cultured human cells treatedwith a diversity of chemical and genetic perturbations at a range ofdoses and treatment durations.

Creation of a dataset of this size is impractical with existingtranscriptome-wide gene-expression profiling technologies (e.g.Affymetrix GeneChip) due to high cost and low throughput. This exampletherefore demonstrates the transformative effect of the presentinvention on the field of gene-expression profiling in general, and itspotential to impact medically-relevant problems in particular.

TABLE 1 Representative Type I (simple) Landmark Transcript/Probe-PairFailures ## name alternate name left probe sequence right probe sequence1 FFA6B6 200058_s_at:SNRNP200 CCATCAAGAGGCTGACCTTG CAGCAGAAGGCCAAGGTGAA2 RE1F1 200064_at:HSP90AB1 GGCGATGAGGATGCGTCTCG CATGGAAGAAGTCGATTAGG 3YC7D7 200729_s_at:ACTR2 GAAAATCCTATTTATGAATC CTGTCGGTATTCCTTGGTAT 4GGG6H6 200792_at:XRCC6 TGCTGGAAGCCCTCACCAAG CACTTCCAGGACTGACCAGA 5 CC1D1200870_at:STRAP GTGTCAGATGAAGGGAGGTG GAGTTATCCTCTTATAGTAC 6 AG12H12200991_s_at:SNX17 TTCTCTTGGCCAGGGGCCTC GTATCCTACCTTTCCTTGTC 7 DDC7D7201488_x_at:KHDRBS1 TCTTGTATCTCCCAGGATTC CTGTTGCTTTACCCACAACA 8 BBA1B1201511_at:AAMP CACGTCAGGAGACCACAAAG CGAAAGTATTTTGTGTCCAA 9 LG12H12201620_at:MBTPS1 CAGGGGAAGGATGTACTTTC CAAACAAATGATACAACCCT 10 YC12D12201652_at:COPS5 AAAGTTAGAGCAGTCAGAAG CCCAGCTGGGACGAGGGAGT 11 FFE11F11201683_x_at:TOX4 AATGACAGACATGACATCTG GCTTGATGGGGCATAGCCAG 12 FFG11H11201684_s_at:TOX4 TTATCTGCTGGGAAAGTGTC CAAGAGCCTGTTTTTGAAAC 13 OG3H3201696_at:SFRS4 TAACCTGGACGGCTCTAAGG CTGGAATGACCACATAGGTA 14 YA1B1201710_at:MYBL2 ATGTTTACAGGGGTTGTGGG GGCAGAGGGGGTCTGTGAAT 15 VC3D3201729_s_at:KIAA0100 GGCAGGCGCAAATGATTTGG CGATTCGAGTGGCTGCAGTA 16 AAC9D9201773_at:ADNP ACTTAGTTTTTGCACATAAC CTTGTACAATCTTGCAACAG 17 BBA7B7201949_x_at:CAPZB AGCTCTGGGAGCAGAGGTGG CCCTCGGTGCCGTCCTGCGC 18 CCE4F4202116_at:DPF2 TTGTTCTTCCTGGACCTGGG CATTCAGCCTCCTGCTCTTA 19 ME8F8202123_s_at:ABL1 CGACTGCCTGTCTCCATGAG GTACTGGTCCCTTCCTTTTG 20 UUA11B11202178_at:PRKCZ CACGGAAACAGAACTCGATG CACTGACCTGCTCCGCCAGG 21 MA1B1202261_at:VPS72 TGTTCCGTTTCTTCTCCCTG CTTCTCCCCTTTGTCATCTC 22 RG1H1202298_at:NDUFA1 GCTCATTTTGGGTATCACTG GAGTCTGATGGAAAGAGATA 23 OE2F2202408_s_at:PRPF31 CCGCCCAGTATGGGCTAGAG CAGGTCTTCATCATGCCTTG 24 LC9D9202452_at:ZER1 CCTGGGGAGCAGCGCTAACC CTGGAGGCAGCCTTTGGGTG 25 ZC12D12202477_s_at:TUBGCP2 ACACGGAGCGCCTGGAGCGC CTGTCTGCAGAGAGGAGCCA 26 UUE8F8202717_s_at:CDC16 ACTCTGCTATTGGATATATC CACAGTCTGATGGGCAACTT 27 VA5B5202757_at:COBRA1 ACGGGGCCAGCTGGACACAC GGTGAGATTTTCTCGTATGT 28 EEE4F4203118_at:PCSK7 CCTGTCTTCCTCTGCAAGTG CTCAGGGAAATGGCCTTCCC 29 AAA12B12203154_s_at:PAK4 TCATTTTATAACACTCTAGC CCCTGCCCTTATTGGGGGAC 30 LE8F8203190_at:NDUFS8 CCACGGAGACCCATGAGGAG CTGCTGTACAACAAGGAGAA 31 ZC9D9203201_at:PMM2 GGAAGGATCCCGGGTCTCAG CTAGAACACGGTGGAAGAGA 32 BE3F3203517_at:MTX2 TCTGTAGGAGAATTGAACAG CACTATTTTGAAGATCGTGG 33 TE8F8203530_s_at:STX4 CATCACCGTCGTCCTCCTAG CAGTCATCATTGGCGTCACA 34 FFC9D9203572_s_at:TAF6 CCTCTGGTCCTGGGAGTGTC CAGAAGTACATCGTGGTCTC 35 MC4D4204549_at:IKBKE AGGGCAGTAGGTCAAACGAC CTCATCACAGTCTTCCTTCC 36 UC11D11204757_s_at:C2CD2L GCCTCTGAGAATGTTGGCAG CTCACAGAGAGCAGGGCCGG 37 FFE1F1206050_s_at:RNH1 GTCCTGTACGACATTTACTG GTCTGAGGAGATGGAGGACC 38 AAA1B1206075_s_at:CSNK2A1 CTCCCAGGCTCCTTACCTTG GTCTTTTCCCTGTTCATCTC 39 SG10H10207988_s_at:ARPC2 TAAGAGGAGGAAGCGGCTGG CAACTGAAGGCTGGAACACT 40 AE8F8208093_s_at:NDEL1 GCATGTTAATGACTCTGATG GTGTCCTCCTCTGGGCAGCT 41 CG1H1208152_s_at:DDX21 GGAAGTTAAGGTTTCCTCAG CCACCTGCCGAACAGTTTCT 42 GGG9H9208174_x_at:ZRSR2 TCGGGAGAGGCACAATTCAC GAAGCAGAGGAAGAAATAGG 43 EEA12B12208720_s_at:RBM39 GATGGGATACCGAGATTAAG GATGATGTGATTGAAGAATG 44 BA10B10208887_at:EIF3G GCTAAGGACAAGACCACTGG CCAATCCAAGGGCTTCGCCT 45 EEA6B6208996_s_at:POLR2C CCAGTGCACCTGTAGGGAAC CAACTAGACTTCTCTCCTGG 46 JE11F11209044_x_at:SF3B4 TCCCCCTCACTACCTTCCTC CTGTACAACTTTGCTGACCT 47 SE12F12209659_s_at:CDC16 AAACGGGGCTTACGCCATTG GAAACCTCAAGGAAAACTCC 48 IIA3B3210947_s_at:MSH3 TGGAATTGCCATTGCCTATG CTACACTTGAGTATTTCATC 49 YYA10B10211233_x_at:ESR1 CTGCTGGCTACATCATCTCG GTTCCGCATGATGAATCTGC 50 FFC1D1212047_s_at:RNF167 GTGACCTATTTGCACAGACC GTCGTCTTCCCTCCAGTCTT 51 TTC2D2212087_s_at:ERAL1 CACAGGAGGCAGGCCATGAC CTCATGGACATCTTCCTCTG 52 UUA10B10212216_at:PREPL CCTGAAATTCTGAAACACTG CATTCAACTGGGAATTGGAA 53 OA4B4212544_at:ZNHIT3 AGGTCATGCAGGCCTTTACC GGCATTGATGTGGCTCATGT 54 DDG6H6212564_at:KCTD2 ACGCAGGTGATGCCAGCCAG GCCCAGGAGTGCCCAGCATC 55 IIE7F7212822_at:HEG1 GCGGATGAACTGACATGCTC CTACCATGACCAGGCTCTGG 56 ZG12H12212872_s_at:MED20 AAGCCTCTGCAACAAGTCAG GTGGTGGTCATGTTTCCCTT 57 NC5D5212968_at:RFNG ACCACAGAGATGTTTTCTCC GCTCTGACTTGTGGCTCAGG 58 GGA5B5214004_s_at:VGLL4 GCCAAAGCTCTGGGTGACAC GTGGCTCCAGATCAAAGCGG 59 AAC1D1216525_x_at:PMS2L3 TTTCTACCTGCCACGCGTCG GTGAAGGTTGGGACTCGACT 60 FFA9B9217832_at:SYNCRIP TATATCACATACCCAATAGG CACCACGATGAAGATCAGAG 61 BG1H1217987_at:ASNSD1 TTTTACGCCTTGCAGCTGTG GAACTTGGTCTTACAGCCTC 62 UUC9D9218114_at:GGA1 TGGGGCACCTAGAGTTCTCG GTGTGTCTCCTTCATTCATT 63 LE4F4218386_x_at:USP16 CAGCGACACACATGTGCAAG CTGTGCCTACAACTAAAGTA 64 FFE3F3218649_x_at:SDCCAG1 GAAACTGAACAGTGAAGTGG CTTGATTGCTTAAACTATTG 65 NG4H4218725_at:SLC25A22 CTGGCCATGTGATCGTGTTG GTGACAGACCCTGATGTGCT 66 BBE10F10218760_at:COQ6 GGCTTTGGGGATATCTCCAG CTTGGCCCATCACCTCAGTA 67 BE11F11202209_at:LSM3 GCCCCTCCACTGAGAGTTGG CTGAAACAAAGAATTTGTCC

TABLE 2 Representative Type II (complex) Landmark Transcript/Probe-PairFailures ## name alternate name left probe sequence right probe sequence1 AA3B3 221049_s_at:POLL ATTTTAAGCAGGAGCAGGTG GCTGGTTTGAAGCCCCAGGT 2AAG3H3 41160_at:MBD3 GCTCCCTGTCAGAGTCAAAG CACAAATCCTCAGGACGGGC 3 AC6D6218912_at:GCC1 TTTCTGCCCAGTGGGTCTTG GCATAAGTAGATTAATCCTG 4 AE7F7221560_at:MARK4 GAGTTAAAGAAGAGGCGTGG GAATCCAGGCAGTGGTTTTT 5 AG4H4219445_at:GLTSCR1 AACAAGAAACTGGGGTCTTC CTCTCCCCCGAACCTCTCCC 6 CA6B6218936_s_at:CCDC59 GCCTCTGAAGGAAGGTTGGC CTGAAGAACTGAAAGAACCT 7 FFA4B4221471_at:SERINC3 CTTCCCTAGAAGAATGGTTG CTGATATGGCTACTGCTTCT 8 GGA1B1221490_at:UBAP1 GGTTCTGCAATATCTCTGAG GTGCAAAGAATGCACTTTTC 9 HHG1H1222039_at:KIF18B TGAAGATGTGGATGATAATG GTGCCTTGATTTCCAAATGA 10 VG10H10217762_s_at:RAB31 GAACAATCAAAGTTGAGAAG CCAACCATGCAAGCCAGCCG 11 NA5B5221196_x_at:BRCC3 GTTGCCAGGGATAGGGACTG GAGGGGGTGTGGGGTATGTA 12 RRE10F10222351_at:PPP2R1B AGAGGACATGGGGAAGGGAC CAGTGTATCAGTTGCGTGGA 13 SSE6F6220079_s_at:USP48 AGATGCGTTGGTCCATAAAG GATTGTATCAAGTAGATGGG 14 TA5B5221567_at:NOL3 GTGAGACTAGAAGAGGGGAG CAGAAAGGGACCTTGAGTAG 15 UUG11H11221858_at:TBC1D12 ATGGGTCATTCTAGTCTAAG GACTACTAGTAGAACCCTCA 16 WC8D890610_at:LRCH4 AAGACGCGCCTGGGCTCCGC GCTCTCAGAGAAGCACGTGG 17 XE6F6222199_s_at:BIN3 ACGACTGAGCCCTGCTTCTG CTGGGGCTGTGTACAGAGTG 18 YG1H1221856_s_at:FAM63A CTAGGATTGGTGGGTTTCTG GTTCTCAACTCCCGGTCCCT

TABLE 3 Representative Cluster Centroid Landmark Transcripts/Probe PairsValidated for LMF ## name Affymetrix gene symbol left probe sequenceright probe sequence 1 QC7D7 209083_at CORO1A CCCTCCTCATCTCCCTCAAGGATGGCTACGTACCCCCAAA 2 AAAG5H5 221223_x_at CISH TGTGTCTCACCCCCTCACAGGACAGAGCTGTATCTGCATA 3 TE6F6 203458_at SPR GGAAAGAGTGATCTGGTGTCGAATAGGAGGACCCATGTAG 4 MME12F12 203217_s_at ST3GAL5 AACTGTGAAGCCACCCTGGGCTACAGAAACCACAGTCTTC 5 LLLC12D12 202862_at FAH TCCATGTTGGAACTGTCGTGGAAGGGAACGAAGCCCATAG 6 IIC3D3 201393_s_at IGF2R AGAAGCAAACCGCCCTGCAGCATCCCTCAGCCTGTACCGG 7 PPE8F8 203233_at IL4R CGGGCAATCCAGACAGCAGGCATAAGGCACCAGTTACCCT 8 MMMA8B8 209531_at GSTZ1 TAGGGAGATGCGGGGAGCAGGGTGGGCAGGAATACTGTTA 9 BBE6F6 218462_at BXDC5 ATCCTCAATTTATCGGAAGGCAGGTTGCCACATTCCACAA 10 IIG7H7 213417_at TBX2 TAGACCGCGTGATAAAACTGGGTTGAGGGATGCTGGAACC 11 NNA11B11 201795_at LBR TGGTGGCGTTTTCTGTACTGGATTGCACCAAGGAAGCTTT 12 XG1H1 204752_x_at PARP2 TGGGAGTACAGTGCCATTAGGACCAGCAAGTGACACAGGA 13 YA8B8 200713_s_at MAPRE1 CTTTGTTTGGCAGGATTCTGCAAAATGTGTCTCACCCACT 14 MMME2F2 203138_at HAT1 AGCTGGAAGAGAGTTTTCAGGAACTAGTGGAAGATTACCG 15 NG5H5 209515_s_at RAB27A ACTGTACTTGCTGGGTCTTGCCAAGATCATTTATTCCGCT 16 SSG2H2 211605_s_at RARA CTCTCATCCAGGAAATGTTGGAGAACTCAGAGGGCCTGGA 17 PG4H4 201078_at TM9SF2 TTACCAAAATATACAGTGTGGTGAAGGTTGACTGAAGAAG 18 TE2F2 202401_s_at SRF GGTGATATTTTTATGTGCAGCGACCCTTGGTGTTTCCCTT 19 ZZE5F5 203787_at SSBP2 GCTCCTGCCCCCTCCCTGAACTATTTTGTGCTGTGTATAT 20 MMG1H1 200972_at TSPAN3 GACTGATGCCGAAATGTCACCAGGTCCTTTCAGTCTTCAC 21 XXG10H10 217766_s_at TMEM50AAAAAGCATGATTCCCACAAG GACTAAGTATCAGTGATTTG 22 MC1D1 212166_at XPO7GTGGATATTTATATATGTAC CCTGCACTCATGAATGTATG 23 JJG3H3 204812_at ZW10GGCCCTAGCTTTGGAACGAG GAATTGGGAGATTCCAGGAG 24 ZZE7F7 218489_s_at ALADCTGATGGCACATGGACTTGG CAACAGGGTATCGGTGATGA 25 NA4B4 201739_at SGK1TAGTATATTTAAACTTACAG GCTTATTTGTAATGTAAACC 26 IIIA7B7 206770_s_at SLC35A3CAAGACTGCTGAAAGCAATC CAGTTGCTCCTGTGCTAGAT 27 QQC6D6 205774_at F12GATTCCGCAGTGAGAGAGTG GCTGGGGCATGGAAGGCAAG 28 NNE10F10 201611_s_at ICMTGCCTTAGGTAGTTGGGCTTG CCCACCCTAGTTTGCTTTTG 29 VA3B3 209092_s_at GLOD4ATGAGTGTGTGACGTTGCTG CACGCCTGACTCTGTGCGAG 30 LLA1B1 219382_at SERTAD3GAAAGCTGGGCCTGTCGAAG GATGACAGGGATGTGCTGCC 31 NNE9F9 217872_at PIH1D1AAGCCTCACCTGAACCTGTG GCTGGAAGCCCCCGACCTCC 32 KKE12F12 207196_s_at TNIP1CACAGTAGCCTTGCTGAAGC CATCACAGATGGGAGAAGGC 33 NG12H12 202417_at KEAP1TACATAGAAGCCACCGGATG GCACTTCCCCACCGGATGGA 34 XG8H8 203630_s_at COG5TTCACTAAATAAGCATGTAG CTCAGTGGTTTCCAAATTTG 35 OOA7B7 219952_s_at MCOLN1ATTCGACCTGACTGCCGTTG GACCGTAGGCCCTGGACTGC 36 PPA9B9 203291_at CNOT4ACGAGGGCACTCTGAGATAG CACTGCTCTGGGGCCATCTG 37 HHHA5B5 217789_at SNX6GCAGGTTTGCTTGACCTCTG CCTCAGTTCTCGACTCTAAA 38 LLA7B7 203117_s_at PAN2AGCAAGTAGAGTGTTGGTGG CCCAAGCAAACCAGTGTTGC 39 QG3H3 202673_at DPM1GATGGAGATGATTGTTCGGG CAAGACAGTTGAATTATACT 40 MC11D11 203373_at SOCS2AAAAACCAATGTAGGTATAG GCATTCTACCCTTTGAAATA 41 VVA2B2 217719_at EIF3LTTATGGGGATTTCTTCATCC GTCAGATCCACAAATTTGAG 42 FFFC6D6 210695_s_at WWOXCTGCTTGGTGTGTAGGTTCC GTATCTCCCTGGAGAAGCAC 43 MMG8H8 201829_at NET1GTGTAGTAAGTTGTAGAAGG CTCGAGGGGACGTGGACTTA 44 JJJE10F10 203379_at RPS6KA1CACACACCTCCGAGACAGTC CAGTGTCACCTCTCTCAGAG 45 TTC4D4 204757_s_at C2CD2LAGACCAGCACCAGTGTCTGC CTCTGAGAATGTTGGCAGCT 46 HHC11D11 203725_at GADD45ATCAACTACATGTTCTGGGGG CCCGGAGATAGATGACTTTG 47 LLE12F12 202466_at POLSGGGTGTGCATTTTAAAACTC GATTCATAGACACAGGTACC 48 IIE1F1 212124_at ZMIZ1CATAAACACACCCACCAGTG CAGCCTGAAGTAACTCCCAC 49 HHG8H8 200816_s_at PAFAH1B1AAGCTGGATTTACAGGTCAC GGCTGGACTGAATGGGCCTT 50 JJJA2B2 202635_s_at POLR2KAATCAGATGCAGAGAATGTG GATACAGAATAATGTACAAG 51 JJJA10B10 203186_s_atS100A4 TGGACAGCAACAGGGACAAC GAGGTGGACTTCCAAGAGTA 52 IIA5B5 207163_s_atAKT1 TAGCACTTGACCTTTTCGAC GCTTAACCTTTCCGCTGTCG 53 RA9B9 218346_s_atSESN1 CAGCACCAAAGTTGTGGGAC ATGTTGCTGTAGACTGCTGC 54 NA8B8 201896_s_atPSRC1 GAATTTTATCTTCTTCCTTG GCATTGGTTCACTGGACATT 55 MME3F3 203013_at ECDGACCAGGAACTAGCACACAC CTGCATCAGCAAAAGTTTCA 56 IIIE12F12 207620_s_at CASKAAAAGCCTCTTTGTTATCGG CCTTGTGTCAGCAGGTCATG 57 ZE4F4 201980_s_at RSU1CAACACTTCATTCTCTCTTG CCCTGTCTCTCAAATAAACC 58 OE6F6 204825_at MELKGCTGCAAGGTATAATTGATG GATTCTTCCATCCTGCCGGA 59 ZZA12B12 201170_s_atBHLHE40 ACTTGTTTTCCCGATGTGTC CAGCCAGCTCCGCAGCAGCT 60 ZZE11F11211715_s_at BDH1 CTGCGAATGCAGATCATGAC CCACTTGCCTGGAGCCATCT 61 NNG3H3208078_s_at SIK1 TTGGGGCAGCCAGGCCCTTG CCTTCATTTTTACAGAGGTA 62 QC3D3203338_at PPP2R5E CGTTCTATATCTCATCACAG CGCCAGCCCTGTTTTTAGCC 63 MMMG11H11217956_s_at ENOPH1 ACAGCAAGCAGTTGCCTTAC CAGTGAAAAAGGTGCACTGA 64 JJJA9B9202095_s_at BIRC5 CCAACCTTCACATCTGTCAC GTTCTCCACACGGGGGAGAG 65 MMME3F3216836_s_at ERBB2 TCCCTGAAACCTAGTACTGC CCCCCATGAGGAAGGAACAG 66 LLLE10F10212694_s_at PCCB TCCACACGTGCCCGAATCTG CTGTGACCTGGATGTCTTGG 67 ZZC6D6204497_at ADCY9 TGAGAGCCCCACAGGCTCTG CCACACCCGTGACTTCATCC 68 UUC1D1221142_s_at PECR GTGTCCTCCATCCCCCAGTG CCTTCACATCTTGAGGATAT 69 RE10F10203246_s_at TUSC4 ATCTGCTGGAAGTGAGGCTG GTAGTGACTGGATGGACACA 70 XE5F5203071_at SEMA3B CAGGCCCTGGCTGAGGGCAG CTGCGCGGGCTTATTTATTA 71 LLLC6D6217784_at YKT6 AGGACCCTGGGGAGAGATGG GGGCGGGGAAAATGGAGGTA 72 LE10F10202784_s_at NNT CTATGCTGCAGTGGACAATC CAATCTTCTACAAACCTAAC 73 NNNE6F6200887_s_at STAT1 TGTAACTGCATTGAGAACTG CATATGTTTCGCTGATATAT 74 WWC5D5202540_s_at HMGCR GACTCTGAAAAACATTCCAG GAAACCATGGCAGCATGGAG 75 MMG6H6220643_s_at FAIM TGGTAAAAAATTGGAGACAG CGGGTGAGTTTGTAGATGAT 76 ZG7H7202446_s_at PLSCR1 AAATCAGGAGTGTGGTAGTG GATTAGTGAAAGTCTCCTCA 77 HHHG9H9219888_at SPAG4 GCTGGGCTTTTGAAGGCGAC CAAGGCCAGGTGGTGATCCA 78 EEEE11F11204653_at TFAP2A GTATTCTGTATTTTCACTGG CCATATTGGAAGCAGTTCTA 79 MME5F5217080_s_at HOMER2 AAACAAGCTTCTGGTGGGTG CATTTTCTGGCCCGGAGTTG 80 NE9F9212846_at RRP1B CTAAGTAAAATTGCCAAGTG GACTTGGAAGTCCAGAAAGG 81 YYA9B9203442_x_at EML3 GCCTTGACTCCCGCTGCCTG CTGAGGGGCAATAAACCAGA 82 HHE2F2202324_s_at ACBD3 AGCTCATAGGTGTTCATACT GTTACATCCAGAACATTTGT 83 NNNA5B5214473_x_at PMS2L3 CATCAGAATTACTTTGAAGG CTACTATTAATATGCAGACT 84 PA1B1203008_x_at TXNDC9 TGATGTTGAATCAACTGATG CCAGCAGAAAGCTATTTTGA 85 KKKC9D9209526_s_at HDGFRP3 TTTCCTCTCTGTGACAGAAC CCAGGAATTAATTCCTAAAT 86 PPG5H5202794_at INPP1 GCAGAGACGCATACCTAGAG GAACTCTAACCCCGGTGTAC 87 OA6B6202990_at PYGL CAAAGGCCTGGAACACAATG GTACTCAAAAACATAGCTGC 88 QQC5D5205452_at PIGB CACTTCCCATGAGATTTCTC CAGTGCCCGCCAGACCTGAC 89 UG11H11204458_at PLA2G15 TTTTCTCTGTTGCATACATG CCTGGCATCTGTCTCCCCTT 90 QE4F4207842_s_at CASC3 GGTGGTTGTGCCTTTTGTAG GCTGTTCCCTTTGCCTTAAA 91 QQA9B9211071_s_at MLLT11 CTTCACACCTACTCACTTTA CAACTTTGCTCCTAACTGTG 92 PC12D12206846_s_at HDAC6 CCCATCCTGAATATCCTTTG CAACTCCCCAAGAGTGCTTA 93 SSC3D3201498_at USP7 TGCTGCCTTGGCAGACTTAC GATCTCAACAGTTCATACGA 94 IIIG4H4213851_at TMEM110 GACCACCGAGTGGCAAGGTG GAAGGAAGCACAGGCACACA 95 RRG5H5219492_at CHIC2 AGTATGTTGTCTTTCCAATG GTGCCTTGCTTGGTGCTCTC 96 PPG4H4202703_at DUSP11 ATTCTACCTGGAGACCAGAG CTGGCCTGAAAATTACTGGT 97 ZA4B4218145_at TRIB3 TCTAACTCAAGACTGTTCTG GAATGAGGGTCCAGGCCTGT 98 MC7D7212255_s_at ATP2C1 CCAGGAGTGCCATATTTCAG CTACTGTATTTCCTTTTTCT 99 VE9F9200083_at USP22 CACCACTGCAACATATAGAC CTGAGTGCTATTGTATTTTG 100 SG7H7202630_at APPBP2 CTTCATTGTGTCAGGATGAC CTTTCATATCATTCTCACCA 101 RC2D2201774_s_at NCAPD2 CTGTGCAGGGTATCCTGTAG GGTGACCTGGAATTCGAATT 102 AAA7B7203279_at EDEM1 TCACAGGGCTCAGGGTTATG CTCCCGCTTGAATCTGGACG 103 RRA12B12204225_at HDAC4 GGCTAAGATTTCACTTTAAG CAGTCGTGAACTGTGCGAGC 104 UE5F5201671_x_at USP14 TCAGTCAGATTCTTTCCTTG GCTCAGTTGTGTTTGTATTT 105 NNNA8B8218046_s_at MRPS16 CACCAATCGGCCGTTCTACC GCATTGTGGCTGCTCACAAC 106 HHC8D8209263_x_at TSPAN4 CACCTACATTCCATAGTGGG CCCGTGGGGCTCCTGGTGCA 107 QE3F3200621_at CSRP1 AGGCATGGGCTGTACCCAAG CTGATTTCTCATCTGGTCAA 108 KKA2B2200766_at CTSD GGGGTAGAGCTGATCCAGAG CACAGATCTGTTTCGTGCAT 109 YA5B5201985_at KIAA0196 GTGCCCTTCTGTTCCTGGAG GATTATGTTCGGTACACAAA 110 HHG5H5203154_s_at PAK4 CCTGCAGCAAATGACTACTG CACCTGGACAGCCTCCTCTT 111 PPG1H1202284_s_at CDKN1A CAGACATTTTAAGATGGTGG CAGTAGAGGCTATGGACAGG 112EEEA11B11 218584_at TCTN1 TGCAGAGGCAGGCTTCAGAG CTCCACCAGCCATCAATGCC 113VE10F10 212943_at KIAA0528 CCCCCAGGACAACAAACTGC CCTTAAGAGTCATTTCCTTG 114ZZA5B5 204656_at SHB TCCAAAGAGATGCCTTCCAG GATGAACAAAGGCAGACCAG 115EEEG6H6 205573_s_at SNX7 TGCTAATAATGCCCTGAAAG CAGATTGGGAGAGATGGAAA 116OOE7F7 200670_at XBP1 AGTTTGCTTCTGTAAGCAAC GGGAACACCTGCTGAGGGGG 117YYC10D10 201328_at ETS2 TCTGTTTACTAGCTGCGTGG CCTTGGACGGGTGGCTGACA 118QQE9F9 212765_at CAMSAP1L1 GTTTCATGGACACTGTTGAG CAATGTACAGTGTATGGTGT 119IIE12F12 202986_at ARNT2 GTGCAGGCACATTTCCAAGC GTAGGTGTCCCTGGCTTTTG 120XA8B8 201997_s_at SPEN AGACTGGCTAACCCCTCTTC CTATTACCTTGATCTCTTCC 121VA8B8 203218_at MAPK9 CATGTGACCACAAATGCTTG CTTGGACTTGCCCATCTAGC 122UUA3B3 219281_at MSRA TTATCTGTGCTCTCTGCCCG CCAGTGCCTTACAATTTGCA 123MME8F8 201649_at UBE2L6 CTTGCCATCCTGTTAGATTG CCAGTTCCTGGGACCAGGCC 124MA4B4 202282_at HSD17B10 TCAATGGAGAGGTCATCCGG CTGGATGGGGCCATTCGTAT 125UUG6H6 218794_s_at TXNL4B CTTGCTTTTGGCTCATACAG GAGAGAGGGAAGGCTGCCAG 126AAAE9F9 202866_at DNAJB12 AGATTATAAGAACTGATGTG GCCAGAGTGCCTACCCACTG 127LC7D7 203050_at TP53BP1 TGTCACAAGAGTGGGTGATC CAGTGCCTCATTGTTGGGGA 128IIC12D12 200045_at ABCF1 GGTGGTGCTGTTCTTTTCTG GTGGATTTAATGCTGACTCA 129HHC10D10 218523_at LHPP GGCACACAGGGTACTTTCTG GACCCACTGCTGGACAGACT 130AC11D11 202535_at FADD GAGTCTCCTCTCTGAGACTG CTAAGTAGGGGCAGTGATGG 131PE9F9 202331_at BCKDHA TCAGGGGACAGCATCTGCAG CAGTTGCTGAGGCTCCGTCA 132IIC4D4 204087_s_at SLC5A6 AGAGCAAGCACGTTTTCCAC CTCACTGTCTCCATCCTCCA 133HHE7F7 201555_at MCM3 TTGCATCTTCATTGCAAAAG CACTGGCTCATCCGCCCTAC 134OOG4H4 212557_at ZNF451 AGGAGGTAGTCACTGAGCTG GACCTTAAACACATCTGCAG 135QQC2D2 204809_at CLPX GCCCCGCCAAGCAGATGCTG CAAACAGCTAAACTGTCATA 136PPC9D9 203301_s_at DMTF1 CGAGAGAATAGTTTGTCATC CACTTAGTGTGTTAGCTGGT 137PPE2F2 202361_at SEC24C CCTGCTGGGACACCGCTTGG GCTTTGGTATTGACTGAGTG 138XG12H12 202716_at PTPN1 CGAGGTGTCACCCTGCAGAG CTATGGTGAGGTGTGGATAA 139PPE12F12 204042_at WASF3 GCACAAGGCAAGTGAGTTTG CACTGTCAGCCCCAGACCGT 140HHE11F11 201675_at AKAP1 AGACATGAACTGACTAATTG GTATCCACTACTTGTACAGC 141BBBE11F11 217989_at HSD17B11 TCCAATGCCAAACATTTCTG CACAGGGAAGCTAGAGGTGG142 SSA8B8 202260_s_at STXBP1 GTCTCCCTCCCAACTTATAC GACCTGATTTCCTTAGGACG143 AAE5F5 201225_s_at SRRM1 GAAATGAATCAGGATTCGAG CTCTAGGATGAGACAGAAAA144 IIE11F11 202624_s_at CABIN1 GTAAATCTGCCCACACCCAGCTGGCCATATCCACCCCTCG 145 UC2D2 202705_at CCNB2 TTGTGCCCTTTTTCTTATTGGTTTAGAACTCTTGATTTTG 146 MMA11B11 202798_at SEC24B TTGAACTCTGGCAAGAGATGCCAAAAGGCATTGGTACCGT 147 IIG5H5 200053_at SPAG7 TGCTATTAGAGCCCATCCTGGAGCCCCACCTCTGAACCAC 148 HHG2H2 202945_at FPGS CACACCTGCCTGCGTTCTCCCCATGAACTTACATACTAGG 149 OOE9F9 201292_at TOP2A AATCTCCCAAAGAGAGAAACCAATTTCTAAGAGGACTGGA 150 NC9D9 209760_at KIAA0922 GCCCCATCAACCCCACCACGGAACATTCGACCCACATGGA 151 XA4B4 204755_x_at HLF TCGTCAATCCATCAGCAATGCTTCTCTCATAGTGTCATAG 152 AAG6H6 209147_s_at PPAP2A ACGCCCCACACTGCAATTTGGTCTTGTTGCCGTATCCATT 153 QQE4F4 205190_at PLS1 TCCATCTTCCACTGTTAGTGCCAGTGAGCAATACTGTTGT 154 XC4D4 201391_at TRAP1 CGAGAACGCCATGATTGCTGCTGGACTTGTTGACGACCCT 155 UUG2H2 218807_at VAV3 TGGGCCTGGGGGTTTCCTAGCAGAGGATATTGGAGCCCCT 156 TTG9H9 209806_at HIST1H2BK GGGGTTGGGGTAATATTCTGTGGTCCTCAGCCCTGTACCT 157 PPG10H10 203755_at BUB1B GCTTGCAGCAGAAATGAATGGGGTTTTTGACACTACATTC 158 MA9B9 203465_at MRPL19 CCAGAATGGTCTTTAATGAGCATGGAACCTGAGCAAAGGG 159 VA9B9 202679_at NPC1 CCTTTTAGGAGTAAGCCATCCCACAAGTTCTATACCATAT 160 RRE8F8 218051_s_at NT5DC2 CTTCTCTGACCTCTACATGGCCTCCCTCAGCTGCCTGCTC 161 JJA4B4 204828_at RAD9A GCCTTGGACCCGAGTGTGTGGCTAGGGTTGCCCTGGCTGG 162 PPA12B12 203965_at USP20 ATCAGGATCAAAGCAGACGGGGCGTGGGTGGGGAAGGGGC 163 JJA9B9 209507_at RPA3 TGGAATTGTGGAAGTGGTTGGAAGAGTAACCGCCAAGGCC 164 XE1F1 203068_at KLHL21 CAGTTCACCCCAGAGGGTCGGGCAGGTTGACATATTTATT 165 NNNG3H3 201339_s_at SCP2 TCAGCTTCAGCCAGGCAACGCTAAGCTCTGAAGAACTCCC 166 PPG2H2 202369_s_at TRAM2 TGAAGGATGAACTAAGGCTGCTGGTGCCCTGAGCAACTGA 167 UUC11D11 208716_s_at TMCO1 AAGGCACTGTGTATGCCCTGCAAGTTGGCTGTCTATGAGC 168 CG4H4 218271_s_at PARL GGGATTGGACAGTAGTGGTGCATCTGGTCCTTGCCGCCTG 169 KKC6D6 202188_at NUP93 AGGTCCTCATGAATTAAGTGCCATGCTTTGTGGGAGTCTG 170 BBBA5B5 221245_s_at FZD5 GAGCCAAATGAGGCACATACCGAGTCAGTAGTTGAAGTCC 171 RRE5F5 219485_s_at PSMD10 TGTGAGTCTTCAGCACCCTCCCATGTACCTTATATCCCTC 172 LA6B6 201263_at TARS CAGTGGCACTGTTAATATCCGCACAAGAGACAATAAGGTC 173 NNC5D5 213196_at ZNF629 AAACTGCTATGGACATGGAGGTCAGATGGGAACTTGGAAC 174 TC8D8 201932_at LRRC41 GCAAACAGGCATTCTCACAGCTGGGTTTATAGTCTTTGGG 175 SG8H8 204758_s_at TRIM44 GTCCTGACTCACTAAAGATGCCAGGATATTGGGGCTGAGG 176 IIIG8H8 213669_at FCHO1 CGCATGTCGCTGGTGAAGAGGAGGTTTGCCACAGGGATGT 177 NNA7B7 219581_at TSEN2 CACTTTCATACGCAGGCATCTCTTGTTACCTACATCTAAG 178 LE7F7 201704_at ENTPD6 TTCTGGACACCAACTGTGTCCTGTGAATGTATCGCTACTG 179 ZA7B7 205225_at ESR1 CCCTTTGCATTCACAGAGAGGTCATTGGTTATAGAGACTT 180 CCCG4H4 210582_s_at LIMK2 AAGCTCGATGGGTTCTGGAGGACAGTGTGGCTTGTCACAG 181 NNE11F11 202382_s_at GNPDA1GTGCCTGTTTGAAGCTACTG CTGCCTCCATTTCTGGGAAA 182 PPE6F6 202809_s_at INTS3TATGACGTGGTCAGGGTGTC CATTCCTAATCATGGGGCAG 183 SSG9H9 201833_at HDAC2ACCAAATCAGAACAGCTCAG CAACCCCTGAATTTGACAGT 184 BBBE9F9 200697_at HK1TCCGTGGAACCAGTCCTAGC CGCGTGTGACAGTCTTGCAT 185 NA7B7 208741_at SAP18GGAATTGGTGTCCCTGTTAG CAATGGCAGAGACCAGCCTG 186 UC6D6 202117_at ARHGAP1CTGGTCTGTACCCCAGGGAG CGGGTGCTTGTACTGTGTGA 187 TE9F9 202651_at LPGAT1GCTGGTCACACGTGGATCTG GTTTATGAATGCATTTGGGA 188 LE3F3 203073_at COG2TGGGCTTTCTAAAGAGGCTG CGGGAAGCCATCCTCCACTC 189 IIIC2D2 218108_at UBR7GCAGCACAATAGTACCGATC AGTTAACTCAGCGCTGAAGG 190 HHHC9D9 201855_s_at ATMINGCATGTAATAATACAAGAAC TGTTTCCCCCTCAAAACCTG 191 PPE5F5 202763_at CASP3ACTGCACCAAGTCTCACTGG CTGTCAGTATGACATTTCAC 192 OOA3B3 206109_at FUT1TGAGATAAAACGATCTAAAG GTAGGCAGACCCTGGACCCA 193 VE3F3 202891_at NIT1GAACCTTGACTCTCTTGATG GAACACAGATGGGCTGCTTG 194 RRC12D12 204313_s_at CREB1TGTCCTTGGTTCTTAAAAGC ATTCTGTACTAATACAGCTC 195 QA9B9 209029_at COPS7ATTTCCTCTCTCTGGCCCTTG GGTCCTGGGAATGCTGCTGC 196 PG7H7 209304_x_at GADD45BGGGAGCTGGGGCTGAAGTTG CTCTGTACCCATGAACTCCC 197 PPC4D4 202691_at SNRPD1CTAGAATTGATTCTCCTTTC CTGAGTTTTACTCCACGGAG 198 RRA2B2 218375_at NUDT9GCCATGCGTTGTAGCTGATG GTCTCCGTGTAAGCCAAAGG 199 PPC8D8 203080_s_at BAZ2BAACCACTGTGTTTTATCTAC TGTGTGTTGTGGTGGCCTGT 200 BBBC10D10 221750_at HMGCS1GGGCAGGCCTGCAAATACTG GCACAGAGCATTAATCATAC 201 QQA11B11 213119_at SLC36A1GACATAAATGGTGCTGGTAG GAGGTTATCAGAGTAAGGAA 202 EEEC12D12 202011_at TJP1GGGGCAGTGGTGGTTTTCTG TTCTTTCTGGCTATGCATTT 203 QQC7D7 208190_s_at LSRTGGGCGGCTACTGGAGGAGG CTGTGAGGAAGAAGGGGTCG 204 UC10D10 202468_s_atCTNNAL1 ATGACAAGCTTATGCTTCTC CTGGAAATAAACAAGCTAAT 205 QA7B7 218206_x_atSCAND1 TCGGGCCCGGGGGCCTGAGC CTGGGACCCCACCCCGTGTT 206 EEEG10H10204158_s_at TCIRG1 TGCTGGTCCCCATCTTTGCC GCCTTTGCCGTGATGACCGT 207 XG2H2202128_at KIAA0317 TTAGCGTCTTTGAAGGAGAC CAGACATGAGTGAATACCTA 208 RG3H3203105_s_at DNM1L TTATGAACTCCTGTGTATTG CAATGGTATGAATCTGCTCA 209 QQE5F5205633_s_at ALAS1 TCCTATTTCTCAGGCTTGAG CAAGTTGGTATCTGCTCAGG 210 NG7H7203228_at PAFAH1B3 TGGCTTTGTGCACTCAGATG GCACCATCAGCCATCATGAC 211 RC1D1208820_at PTK2 ACCAGAGCACCTCCAAACTG CATTGAGGAGAAGTTCCAGA 212 ZZG8H8204765_at ARHGEF5 GCTTAAACATTCTCCGCCTC CAGGGTGCAGATTCAGAGCT 213 IIE9F9201719_s_at EPB41L2 TGGTTACAAGAAAGTTATAC CATTTAAAGCTGGCACCAGA 214JJG10H10 212591_at RBM34 AGGATTGTGAGAGACAAAAT GACAGGCATCGGCAAAGGGT 215OE11F11 202633_at TOPBP1 TCTTTTAACAGGAGCCTGAG CACAAGGTTTAATGAGGAAG 216AAAG1H1 209213_at CBR1 TGACATGGCGGGACCCAAGG CCACCAAGAGCCCAGAAGAA 217EEEE6F6 208879_x_at PRPF6 GCCTGCAACATTCGGCCGTG GTTACGATGAGTTTACCCCT 218NE3F3 206398_s_at CD19 TGACTCTGAAATCTGAAGAC CTCGAGCAGATGATGCCAAC 219TTA1B1 209095_at DLD CTTTTGTAGAAGTCACATTC CTGAACAGGATATTCTCACA 220HHA9B9 201207_at TNFAIP1 AGTCTTTTTTGCCGAGAAAG CACAGTAGTCTGGGACTGGG 221IIC9D9 201462_at SCRN1 CAGTCCCAGGTCCCAGCTCC CCTCTTATGGTTTCTGTCAT 222FFFA3B3 218245_at TSKU GCAGTGAGCTCTGTCTTCCC CCACCTGCCTAGCCCATCAT 223PC4D4 212910_at THAP11 TTTTCCTTCCCAGGTGCAGC CTGTGATTCTGATGGGGACT 224IIG2H2 219968_at ZNF589 AGGAATGGCTGGTCCAGAGG CTTTTGTCCACTCCCTCTCA 225MMMC11D11 221531_at WDR61 ATGCCTCCTGGGTGCTGAAC GTTGCATTCTGTCCTGATGA 226NNNG7H7 205172_x_at CLTB GTCGGGGTGGAGACTCGCAG CAGCTGCTACCCACAGCCTA 227WE7F7 202788_at MAPKAPK3 GGTATACTTGTGTGAAAGTG GCTGGTTGGGAGCAGAGCTA 228ZG4H4 212054_x_at TBC1D9B GTGTTAGCCCCCACATGGGG CTGCTCTTGCTTCTACTAAA 229SSG4H4 208510_s_at PPARG TGCTCCAGAAAATGACAGAC CTCAGACAGATTGTCACGGA 230QG10H10 203574_at NFIL3 GAGACTTATAGCCACACAAC CAATCTCTGCTTCAGACTCT 231YE1F1 201032_at BLCAP CGCTTCAGTAACAAGTGTTG GCAAACGAGACTTTCTCCTG 232TE12F12 201889_at FAM3C ATATGCTAAATCACATTCAG CATGTGTATTTTGACATTTA 233MMG11H11 202946_s_at BTBD3 GGCAGTCTTTGTCGTTGTTC ATTCTGGGGATAAAGGGGAA 234UUG10H10 201380_at CRTAP TGCATCTCCAAAATTACAAC GGTTGGCCGATCCCATTTGA 235FFFA8B8 219711_at ZNF586 CCTGCCAGTCATGAATCTCA GACAGCCTGCCACCTATTGC 236QC8D8 203646_at FDX1 GAAGGCAGAGATCTAACCTG GCTTGTTTAGGGCCATACCA 237HHHA6B6 204985_s_at TRAPPC6A AGGTGGGGGTGTCAGAGGAG GCAAAGGGGTCCCAGCTGCG238 SA3B3 202680_at GTF2E2 TTTTTCTCCACTTCTAAATG GTTCCTGGTTCCTTTCTTCC 239EEEA12B12 213135_at TIAM1 TATCATCTCCGGTTCGATCG CGTCCAGATGGAAAACGGAA 240VG7H7 201761_at MTHFD2 AAGTACGCAACTTACTTTTC CACCAAAGAACTGTCAGCAG 241TTG3H3 217825_s_at UBE2J1 CCTTGATTCAGTGCTCAGTG GTCTCCTAGTAAGAAGTCAC 242OOC8D8 201158_at NMT1 GGTGCCATGTCTGGGAACAG GGACGGGGGAGCTTCACCTT 243PPA7B7 202813_at TARBP1 TTCCTCAACAGGGCATTATC CGCTCCCTGAATGTCCATGT 244JJJG4H4 206066_s_at RAD51C CACTGGAACTTCTTGAGCAG GAGCATACCCAGGGCTTCAT 245PA5B5 217934_x_at STUB1 TGTTTCCCCTCTCAGCATCG CTTTTGCTGGGCCGTGATCG 246MMA3B3 202394_s_at ABCF3 TATTCCCAAATGTCTCTATC CTTTTGACTGGAGCATCTTC 247TA6B6 208647_at FDFT1 CATTCAGTGCCACGGTTTAG GTGAAGTCGCTGCATATGTG 248LE1F1 202733_at P4HA2 TGTCTGGAGCAGAGGGAGAC CATACTAGGGCGACTCCTGT 249JJJG6H6 201589_at SMC1A CAATCCATCTTCTGTAATTG CTGTATAGATTGTCATCATA 250IIIC4D4 215000_s_at FEZ2 GGTGGTGATGGATTTTGTAG CTTGCTGCTTGTTTCACCAC 251LC11D11 203963_at CA12 CACAGACAGTTTCTGACAGG CGCAACTCCTCCATTTTCCT 252YC3D3 206662_at GLRX ATGGATCAGAGGCACAAGTG CAGAGGCTGTGGTCATGCGG 253BBBG2H2 202942_at ETFB TGCTGGGCAAACAGGCCATC GATGATGACTGTAACCAGAC 254XC6D6 201234_at ILK AGAAGATGCAGGACAAGTAG GACTGGAAGGTCCTTGCCTG 255 UUG9H9212206_s_at H2AFV CCCTGTTTCCTGTTGATATG GTGATAGTTGGAGAGTCAAA 256 RRA1B1217906_at KLHDC2 TGATCACCTTGCATGGACAG CAATCCTGTAAACATCACAG 257 OE12F12201494_at PRCP ATCAGTGGCCCTCATAACTG GAGTAGAGTTCCTGGTTGCT 258 RA1B1204054_at PTEN CTACCCCTTTGCACTTGTGG CAACAGATAAGTTTGCAGTT 259 RRC9D9218856_at TNFRSF21 GGTCCAATCTGCTCTCAAGG CCTTGGTCCTGGTGGGATTC 260 LLLE7F7211747_s_at LSM5 AGCTAAGTTTCCCGTTAAAG GGAAGTGCTTTGAAGATGTG 261 RRE12F12206364_at KIF14 TTGCTGGCACAGTAGTTTAC CCTGTTATCTGTGTTTCATA 262 JJC4D4204849_at TCFL5 TTGTCATGACTCTGAGTCAC GTGCTGCTGTATTGCAACGT 263 PPA1B1202153_s_at NUP62 ACAATGAAGCCCAGTGTAAC GTCAGTCCACAGAAATAGCC 264 HHE5F5218014_at NUP85 ACGTCTCGGATTGCCCCTCG GTCTTTCTGGATGACTCTGC 265 KKG10H10205088_at MAMLD1 GCACCCTCGTGGGGTTAAGG CGAGCTGTTCCTGGTTTAAA 266 JJC6D6205340_at ZBTB24 TGAAACACCTCGTTTTGAAG GTGAATCTTTGGTTTTCTCC 267 KKE3F3203130_s_at KIF5C TCCATGTAACAAAAGATCTG GAAGTCACCCTCCTCTGGCC 268 YC5D5208309_s_at MALT1 CTGTCATTGCAGCCGGACTC CAGATGCATTTATTTCAAGT 269 TTE4F4221567_at NOL3 ACCCCACGCAAGTTCCTGAG CTGAACATGGAGCAAGGGGA 270 NE1F1219650_at ERCC6L ATCTCAAAAAGCAACTTCTG CCCTGCAACGCCCCCCACTC 271 KKC10D10201121_s_at PGRMC1 CTCTCCTAAGAGCCTTCATG CACACCCCTGAACCACGAGG 272 SSA1B1203201_at PMM2 GTTCCCTCCAAACCTCCCAG CCACTCGGGCTTGTAACTGT 273 LLE4F4218170_at ISOC1 GGATAGAAGGGTTTGCAATG CCATATTATTGGTGGAGGGC 274 IIIC5D5203288_at KIAA0355 TGTGTGAAGCCGTTTGTGTG GTCTCCATGTAGGTGCTGTG 275 BBBA3B3217838_s_at EVL TAAGGGGCCGGCCTCGCTGC GCTGATTCGTCGAGCCCATC 276 HHG4H4213292_s_at SNX13 CTCAAATACTGTTGTGTCTG CACCAGTCTTTTAGTGTCTC 277 UC1D1202602_s_at HTATSF1 GGGCCCCTATCCACTGGCAG CAGCTTTATTCTCAGTAGCG 278 ZC4D4202349_at TOR1A CACCTTAGCAACAATGGGAG CTGTGGGAGTGATTTTGGCC 279 MMME10F10201560_at CLIC4 CCAGAGTTGCATGTAGATAG CATTTATTTCTGTGCCCTTA 280 ZZA4B4207749_s_at PPP2R3A TTTGCCTCAAACCTCTTACG GAGCTTCTCCTCAGAAGTGG 281MMC12D12 203188_at B3GNT1 TGTGGCCTTGAGTAAATCCC GTTACCTCTCTGAGCCTCGG 282LLC12D12 202187_s_at PPP2R5A CCTCACAACCTGTCCTTCAC CTAGTCCCTCCTGACCCAGG283 IIG4H4 205607_s_at SCYL3 TAGGCAGTTCCTGACTGTTC CACATGTAGTACATTGTACC284 LLE9F9 205130_at RAGE CATTTCTGTGATGTGTTGGG CGTGGTTGGAAGGTGGGTTC 285IIIE11F11 218854_at DSE CTGGTCTCTGCACACATATG CTTGGTTACTTGCATGCATT 286OOA2B2 203857_s_at PDIA5 TGTTCTACGCCCCTTGGTGC CCACACTGTAAGAAGGTCAT 287QQE7F7 208445_s_at BAZ1B ACTGCGGAATGTGGCCTCTG CTTCCTCCGTCCTCCTGCCC 288NNNE4F4 203360_s_at MYCBP AAAATCCAGAAATAGAGCTG CTTCGCCTAGAACTGGCCGA 289JJC7D7 205909_at POLE2 AGGACATCTGACTCCCCTAC CTCTTTATGTCTGCCCAGTG 290YYG6H6 210563_x_at CFLAR CTTGAAGATGGACAGAAAAG CTGTGGAGACCCACCTGCTC 291UC4D4 200071_at SMNDC1 GGATGTGTGATGTTTATATG GGAGAACAAAAAGCTGATGT 292PA9B9 209259_s_at SMC3 TTGGAAAATACTACCTACTG GTTTGGGAGATGTATATAGT 293OOC2D2 203931_s_at MRPL12 TCCAAGGCATCAACCTCGTC CAGGCAAAGAAGCTGGTGGA 294KKE1F1 200678_x_at GRN CCTGTCAGAAGGGGGTTGTG GCAAAAGCCACATTACAAGC 295JJJE9F9 202735_at EBP CCTGCCAGAAGAGTCTAGTC CTGCTCCCACAGTTTGGAGG 296BC8D8 201804_x_at TBCB TTGGTGTCCGCTATGATGAG CCACTGGGGAAAAATGATGG 297LLE2F2 219573_at LRRC16A CGGAGTACTGCTAAGTGTAC CTGTGTCAAATCCGCACAGG 298XC8D8 201614_s_at RUVBL1 GCTGCCGTCCCCACTCAGGC GTGGTCTGCAGCGCTGTCAG 299EEEE10F10 336_at TBXA2R CCCTGAATTTGACCTACTTG CTGGGGTACAGTTGCTTCCT 300AAG2H2 202052_s_at RAI14 TTCAGAAAATACACAACAGC CCCTTCTGCCCCCGCACAGA 301RC12D12 212899_at CDC2L6 TTTCCTGCTTTTGAGTTGAC CTGACTTCCTTCTTGAAATG 302TE3F3 202433_at SLC35B1 TGGCCTCTGTGATCCTCTTC GCCAATCCCATCAGCCCCAT 303AAG10H10 201591_s_at NISCH TCTGACTTTCTCTTCTACAC GTCCTTTCCTGAAGTGTCGA 304OG4H4 202518_at BCL7B TGAGGTTCTGACAACAGTAC CCATCCCCCACAGTACCCCT 305RRG4H4 219184_x_at TIMM22 GCTGAGGGGCTGTTCACCAC CATCCTCGTTCTCCAGGGTC 306WE1F1 203334_at DHX8 GAAAGGGACAATTTGTGCAG CTCCAGGATGGGAAGGTGGA 307LLLC9D9 204517_at PPIC GTCACCCTTTAGTTTGCTTG AACTTTAGTAAACCACCTGC 308WA2B2 202396_at TCERG1 GCATTTGTGGCTTGAACTTG CCAGATGCAAATACCACAGA 309NE2F2 218034_at FIS1 TTTCTGCTCCCCTGAGATTC GTCCTTCAGCCCCATCATGT 310 VC7D7209189_at FOS CCCAGTGACACTTCAGAGAG CTGGTAGTTAGTAGCATGTT 311 HHG3H3212462_at MYST4 TGTACAGGGTGACAGTAAGG GCCAAGCAGGAGAGGCGTAA 312 AAG12H12202329_at CSK GGGCATTTTACAAGAAGTAC GAATCTTATTTTTCCTGTCC 313 JJJG12H12206571_s_at MAP4K4 GGAGCTGCACCGAGGGCAAC CAGGACAGCTGTGTGTGCAG 314 VG6H6202778_s_at ZMYM2 ACTGGGTTCTTAACCAGATG GTTGTGTATGGGTAGCACTA 315 OC9D9205376_at INPP4B TCAACATGCTACAGCTGATG GCTTTCCCCAAGTACTACAG 316 FFFG8H8218916_at ZNF768 GAAGTGACATGCCCTGGAGA CTTGTGGGAAGTGGGTTGGA 317 IIA8B8219499_at SEC61A2 CACCGAGCTAAGTCTGTGTG CAGCATTAGTACCCGCTGCC 318 JJA12B12218898_at FAM57A CCCATTCCTGTGTGTCCGTC CTGCCATTTAGCCACAGAAG 319 BBBG1H1220161_s_at EPB41L4B CCCTAGTCTGTTGGTAGAAC CAGAAATCAATATGTTGTCT 320RRA6B6 200981_x_at GNAS GCATGCACCTTCGTCAGTAC GAGCTGCTCTAAGAAGGGAA 321QQC8D8 209191_at TUBB6 TCGGCCCCTCACAAATGCAG CCAAGTCATGTAATTAGTCA 322RC7D7 202776_at DNTTIP2 GGAAGTACTCAGAGATCATG GCTGAAAAAGCAGCAAATGC 323NNNA6B6 203582_s_at RAB4A ACAGATGCCCGAATGCTAGC GAGCCAGAACATTGTGATCA 324QQC3D3 204977_at DDX10 AGATCGAGGGTGGATGATAC CATTTCCTGACCCCGTTTTC 325OOA10B10 201412_at LRP10 GCACCGGAATGCCAATTAAC TAGAGACCCTCCAGCCCCCA 326RC3D3 203367_at DUSP14 CACTTTGGGGCCTCATTAAC CCTTTAGAGACAAGCTTTGC 327MMMG8H8 201379_s_at TPD52L2 GGGTTAAAATCGGCCTGTGG GGTGTGGTGAGAAGGCAGGT328 AAAG3H3 203973_s_at CEBPD TGCCCGCTGCAGTTTCTTGG GACATAGGAGCGCAAAGAAG329 EEEE12F12 212770_at TLE3 GTCTCTTGTGGCCCAAACAG GTTAGGTAGACTATCGCCTC330 AAE9F9 203192_at ABCB6 AACCTCTGAAGACACTAAGC CTCAGACCATGGAACGGTGA 331SSE10F10 202180_s_at MVP CTGAAATCAACCCTCATCAC CGATGGCTCCACTCCCATCA 332PPC6D6 202801_at PRKACA TTCAAGGCTAGAGCTGCTGG GGAGGGGCTGCCTGTTTTAC 333JJE9F9 209691_s_at DOK4 GTGGCAGGAGGATGATAAAG CACGCGGCCCCTCCCAAAGG 334LLLA2B2 201185_at HTRA1 ATGCGTAGATAGAAGAAGCC CCACGGGAGCCAGGATGGGA 335OA9B9 207700_s_at NCOA3 ATAGTATACTCTCCTGTTTG GAGACAGAGGAAGAACCAGG 336UUG1H1 219460_s_at TMEM127 TACACCCAGCCCCGAGTGTG CATCACGGTAAAAGAGCTGA 337YG10H10 205548_s_at BTG3 CATTGTGACCGGAATCACTG GATTAATCCTCACATGTTAG 338RG10H10 218039_at NUSAP1 AGCTGGGATAGAAAGGCCAC CTCTTCACTCTCTATAGAAT 339LLG4H4 218290_at PLEKHJ1 CATCCAAAGCCTGAAGCCAG GTGGGTGTGGGCAGGGGCTG 340PPA2B2 202328_s_at PKD1 GGGCAAGTAGCAGGACTAGG CATGTCAGAGGACCCCAGGG 341XG5H5 201976_s_at MYO10 GGGGGAGAGACGCTGCATTC CAGAAACGTCTTAACACTTG 342LLG7H7 212726_at PHF2 CTGGATGTTTTTGTCCACTG GGAGAGGCAGCTTGGTGGAG 343YC4D4 201000_at AARS GAACACACTTGGGAGCAGTC CTATGTCTCAGTGCCCCTTA 344 PA8B8210640_s_at GPER CCCTCTGTGGAGCGCCCGCC GTCTGCTCCGGGGTGGTTCA 345 SSC9D9201727_s_at ELAVL1 CACTCCTCTCGCAGCTGTAC CACTCGCCAGCGCGACGGTT 346 MMA7B7207290_at PLXNA2 GCCTGGCCACCCACACTCTG CATGCCCTCACCCCACTTCT 347 HHA12B12210074_at CTSL2 GATGGATGGTGAGGAGGAAG GACTTAAGGACAGCATGTCT 348 LLLG4H4202087_s_at CTSL1 TTCATCTTCAGTCTACCAGC CCCCGCTGTGTCGGATACAC 349 OOG3H3209435_s_at ARHGEF2 GGGGATTTTTCAGTGGAACC CTTGCCCCCAAATGTCGACC 350JJJC5D5 203126_at IMPA2 ACCCCAGAGGGAGTTGTCAC GCTACAGTGAGTGGCTGGCC 351YE10F10 217722_s_at NGRN AATAGGAAGAGGTGTTGAGC CTGGACTGTGGGAGGAAAGA 352ZZC9D9 202207_at ARL4C GTGGTCACCAGGGGGACAGG GAGCCCCCCACCAATGTATC 353QG7H7 206688_s_at CPSF4 ATTTTCTCTTGGGGTACGTG CCTGACAGTGTTTAAGGTGT 354NNNC6D6 218193_s_at GOLT1B TGAAATCCATGTTAATGATG CTTAAGAAACTCTTGAAGGC 355SSC11D11 202675_at SDHB AAGGCAAGCAGCAGTATCTG CAGTCCATAGAAGAGCGTGA 356XE2F2 203266_s_at MAP2K4 TGCTGTCAACTTCCCATCTG GCTCAGCATAGGGTCACTTT 357PA7B7 201967_at RBM6 GTTGGAGCCTCAGGAAGAAC CAGCAAAAGACAGTCCAACG 358IIIG5H5 212851_at DCUN1D4 AGTGGACAAGAAACCACCAG CATTGAGCTAACCCAGTACA 359UA12B12 203640_at MBNL2 GGAACTACATTTCACTCTTG GTTTTCAGGATATAACAGCA 360UA6B6 201960_s_at MYCBP2 TCAAACTTGTGAGGTGTTTG CATGTGGCCATTACCGTCAT 361UUC4D4 200636_s_at PTPRF GTCCTTATTATCCCAGCTTG CTGAGGGGCAGGGAGAGCGC 362NNG11H11 202427_s_at BRP44 CTTTGTGGGGGCAGCAGGAG CCTCTCAGCTTTTTCGTATT 363AAAA12B12 200789_at ECH1 TGGCCGAGAGCCTCAACTAC GTGGCGTCCTGGAACATGAG 364AAAE5F5 218597_s_at CISD1 ACCACCTCTGTCTGATTCAC CTTCGCTGGATTCTAAATGT 365RRA11B11 202550_s_at VAPB AACTCTGTTGGGTGAACTGG TATTGCTGCTGGAGGGCTGT 366MMMA11B11 209337_at PSIP1 GGTCATTTGGCACTTCTCAG CAAGTAGGATACTTCTCATG 367OOE3F3 208626_s_at VAT1 AGGACCTGGGCCATTGCAAC CAAAATGGGGACTTCCTGGG 368NNNE1F1 222125_s_at P4HTM CCCCGCCAGCCGCGATACGG CGCAGTTCCTATATTCATGT 369KKG9H9 200078_s_at ATP6V0B TCCAGAGTGAAGATGGGTGA CTAGATGATATGTGTGGGTG 370YA2B2 200752_s_at CAPN1 CTTCAGGGACTTGTGTACTG GTTATGGGGGTGCCAGAGGC 371WE9F9 217874_at SUCLG1 TCAGTATGTCTCCTGCACAG CTGGGAACCACGATCTACAA 372HHC4D4 212723_at JMJD6 ACCCATTCACTTAGCGTTTG CTCCAGTAGCTTTCCCTCTG 373ZZC5D5 212811_x_at SLC1A4 GAAGGGGAAGATCTGAGAGC GTGCTGTTTGTGGCTGTTGA 374MME4F4 212140_at PDS5A GGCCCACCCCAATTTTGTAA CATGATGCAAGTGTCTGGCA 375AAE11F11 219222_at RBKS GCTTACTATCCAAATCTGTC CTTGGAAGACATGCTCAACA 376TTE12F12 217950_at NOSIP CTGGGGCTGTGGTCACCCTC GAATGCGTGGAGAAGCTGAT 377OOC10D10 201432_at CAT TTAATACAGCAGTGTCATCA GAAGATAACTTGAGCACCGT 378NNNC1D1 218845_at DUSP22 TTATCCCCACTGCTGTGGAG GTTTCTGTACCTCGCTTGGA 379YG2H2 201314_at STK25 GCCTTGTGGTGTTGGATCAG GTACTGTGTCTGCTCATAAG 380MMG9H9 202414_at ERCC5 AAACCAGTGCTTCAGATTCG CAGAACTCAGTGAAGGAAGC 381PE5F5 203659_s_at TRIM13 TTCTTTGCCTCAAGACACTG GCACATTCATTAGCAAGATT 382FFFA2B2 210241_s_at TP53TG1 CATGATGCTGGGGAGCTTGG CGCCTGACCCAGGATCTAGA383 RRE7F7 204761_at USP6NL TAGTAGAAAACCCGACATTG ATGTTTCTTCCTGTTGCAAG384 XA9B9 208946_s_at BECN1 ATCTATAGTTGCCAGCCCTG GTCAGTTTTGATTCTTAACC385 CCCE2F2 204017_at KDELR3 CCTTCAGGCCAGAAGCAAAC CAAATTTACCAGGTTTGGCT386 BBBA1B1 204256_at ELOVL6 GATGGCAAGGGCTTTTTCAG CATCTCGTTTATGTGTGGAA387 RRC11D11 221848_at ZGPAT ACTGCTGAGTGGAGACAGAG CTGCGGGGTCCCATCTGGAC388 JJG5H5 205161_s_at PEX11A TGATGTGGGCAGAGATGAGG CCAAGAACGGAGAAGGGAGG389 VC2D2 202894_at EPHB4 GGTGGAACCCAGAAACGGAC GCCGGTGCTTGGAGGGGTTC 390YG9H9 209710_at GATA2 CGCTGCAGGGAGCACCACGG CCAGAAGTAACTTATTTTGT 391TTC9D9 215980_s_at IGHMBP2 AGAGCCTCCCGGCCTTCTCC GGTGTCCTGTACCAACTCTT 392RE9F9 203221_at TLE1 TTGCCCAAGTGTGAGATTAC CTTTCTGTTCCTTGCAGTTC 393IIC6D6 202950_at CRYZ AGTTTCCAAGGGTTTTCAAG CCTACTTACCTTTATAAAGG 394OG10H10 40562_at GNA11 CTCTCCCTCCGTACACTTCG CGCACCTTCTCACCTTTTGT 395RE11F11 203302_at DCK TCAAAGATGATAATTTAGTG GATTAACCAGTCCAGACGCA 396NNG12H12 202545_at PRKCD TTCTTCAAGACCATAAACTG GACTCTGCTGGAAAAGCGGA 397PPE11F11 203884_s_at RAB11FIP2 GGGCCTGTTAGTCTTCGAAG CTTCCAGATGGTTTGTGTTT398 QQE10F10 212973_at RPIA GGGGTTTCTTCATATTCCTG CTGTTGGAAGCAGTTGACCA399 HHE6F6 202452_at ZER1 GGCAGGACGGCAGGGGTGAG CAGCTTTGGGAGAGACACCT 400LG6H6 221046_s_at GTPBP8 TGACCTTTTCTGGAATCCAC CTGTTGAGATGCTTTATAGC 401OA8B8 201366_at ANXA7 AGCTCTGCCTTCCGGAATCC CTCTAAGTCTGCTTGATAGA 402WG12H12 202954_at UBE2C CCCAGGCTGCCCAGCCTGTC CTTGTGTCGTCTTTTTAATT 403SSA10B10 201984_s_at EGFR ATCTGTGTGTGCCCTGTAAC CTGACTGGTTAACAGCAGTC 404XA2B2 201161_s_at CSDA GGGACAGACCTTTGACCGTC GCTCACGGGTCTTACCCCAT 405LLA9B9 206173_x_at GABPB1 CTGTGGATGGTGCCATTCAG CAAGTAGTTAGTTCAGGGGG 406LA2B2 207038_at SLC16A6 GACACAAGGAGGCAGAGGAG CTAACCCCTCTACTCCACTT 407AAE10F10 202179_at BLMH AGACCTAATGCTCCTTGTTC CTAGAGTAGAGTGGAGGGAG 408IIIA1B1 209567_at RRS1 TGCCTTCATTGAGTTTAAAG GGACAGGATTGCCCTTCCGT 409NNNE10F10 209109_s_at TSPAN6 CGCCTACTGCCTCTCTCGTG CCATAACAAATAACCAGTAT410 TTA12B12 209260_at SFN GCATGTCTGCTGGGTGTGAC CATGTTTCCTCTCAATAAAG 411SSG3H3 201729_s_at KIAA0100 ATGATTTGGCGATTCGAGTG GCTGCAGTACAGGATCTGAC412 HHE10F10 209166_s_at MAN2B1 GCGCCCCCGTTACCTTGAACTTGAGGGACCTGTTCTCCAC 413 LC6D6 201794_s_at SMG7 GACAAGCTAACCAGGTTTACCATCTCACTCCCAGTAATAC 414 LLA4B4 208936_x_at LGALS8 AATCACCAATCAAGGCCTCCGTTCTTCTAAAGATTAGTCC 415 QQA2B2 204788_s_at PPOX CAATTCCTGACTGCTCACAGGTTGCCCCTGACTCTGGCTG 416 OOE2F2 204106_at TESK1 GTCTCAGGCCTCCAACTTTGGCCTTCAGGACACCCTGTAA 417 MG11H11 201849_at BNIP3 CAGTTTTCTGCTGAAGGCACCTACTCAGTATCTTTTCCTC 418 TE7F7 203685_at BCL2 TTTCATTAAGTTTTTCCCTCCAAGGTAGAATTTGCAAGAG 419 HHHE11F11 205205_at RELB GATGTCTAGCACCCCCATCCCCTTGGCCCTTCCTCATGCT 420 XA10B10 203575_at CSNK2A2 GGGTATGCAGAATGTTGTTGGTTACTGTTGCTCCCCGAGC 421 MMG2H2 202022_at ALDOC GCCAGGGCCAAATAGCTATGCAGAGCAGAGATGCCTTCAC 422 OOC12D12 201817_at UBE3C GGGGGGAGGGGATCTAAATCCTCATTTATCTCTTCTATGT 423 NNC9D9 201236_s_at BTG2 GTGTTCTTGCATCTTGTCTGCAAACAGGTCCCTGCCTTTT 424 RG7H7 210022_at PCGF1 CTGATCACATGACAATGAAGCAGATATGGCTCTCCCGCTG 425 YYC12D12 201565_s_at ID2 CTGTGGACGACCCGATGAGCCTGCTATACAACATGAACGA 426 NE12F12 201186_at LRPAP1 AGGACCTCGATGTCCAGCTGCTGTCAGGTCTGATAGTCCT 427 SC7D7 204324_s_at GOLIM4 AAGGCCGAGAGGAACACTACGAGGAGGAAGAAGAGGAGGA 428 KKA3B3 213370_s_at SFMBT1 GTATCAGCTTGCTCTCTTTGCACTTTCGGGGAAGGAGGAC 429 VG1H1 201270_x_at NUDCD3 AGAGTGAGGTGTCCAGCCTGCAAAGCTATTCCAGCTCCTT 430 NC10D10 204217_s_at RTN2 CTAATTACCTGAGCGACCAGGACTACATTTCCCAAGAGGC 431 RRC8D8 201707_at PEX19 AGATCATCTTTGAGTAGCACTGTTTTGGGGCCCTCGGTCT 432 OOE12F12 201963_at ACSL1 GAGAGTACATGTATTATATACAAGCACAACAGGGCTTGCA 433 UA8B8 203038_at PTPRK TTTTTCAGCCTGTGGCCCAGCACTGGTCAAGAAAACAAGA 434 RA5B5 205202_at PCMT1 GATGTCCTGTAAACACTCAGCTGTTCAGATTGGACATAAC 435 MME2F2 201924_at AFF1 GCTCTCAATGGGAAGATGTGCAACACAAATTAAGGGGAAC 436 HHA5B5 213772_s_at GGA2 CTTGTTGCACTGTTCCCAGGCGAGTGGCTGCCATGAGACC 437 YYC6D6 203773_x_at BLVRA ACTGGCTGCTGAAAAGAAACGCATCCTGCACTGCCTGGGG 438 PPA6B6 202797_x_at SACM1L CAAAGACCAAATCTGAACTGCTAATGTGGCTGCTTTGTAG 439 PPE3F3 202431_s_at MYC CCACAGCATACATCCTGTCCGTCCAAGCAGAGGAGCAAAA 440 MMMG6H6 209367_at STXBP2 GCTCATCGTGTATGTCATGGGCGGTGTGGCCATGTCAGAG 441 RRE11F11 201361_at TMEM109 GAGGTGGATGTCCTTCTCTGCCAGGCTTGGCACATGATGT 442 MMME12F12 210788_s_at DHRS7TACATGCCAACCTGGGCCTG GTGGATAACCAACAAGATGG 443 AAG8H8 203119_at CCDC86CTTTCCCAAACCAGTCTCTG CAGAAGCCCCAGAGAATCTA 444 SSC8D8 1007_s_at DDR1GCTTCTTCCTCCTCCATCAC CTGAAACACTGGACCTGGGG 445 OG7H7 203304_at BAMBIGGCACGGGAAGCTGGAATTC GTATGACGGAGTCTTATCTG 446 DDC2D2 201007_at HADHBTTTCAATAATCAGTTTACTG CTCTTTCAGGGATTTCTAAG 447 RRC7D7 201710_at MYBL2CCCATTCTCATGTTTACAGG GGTTGTGGGGGCAGAGGGGG 448 NNE2F2 204729_s_at STX1ACATGTTTGGGATGGTGGCTC CTGTTGTCTTGCGCTCTGGG 449 IIE8F8 217398_x_at GAPDHCTGCCACCCAGAAGACTGTG GATGGCCCCTCCGGGAAACT 450 LA1B1 209899_s_at PUF60TAGCCTCTGAGACTCATAAG GCCATCCAGGCCCTCAATGG 451 HHHC7D7 212660_at PHF15GCAATAGAATGTATGGTCAC CTGGGTGTGGCCAGTGCCCG 452 CCCC5D5 206723_s_at LPAR2GCAGCAGAGACTGAGGGGTG CAGAGTGTGAGCTGGGAAAG 453 TG2H2 202423_at MYST3ATCCCCTGTGAATCAGAGTG CACAAGCACCTCTCCTGTGA 454 RE6F6 203570_at LOXL1ACCAACAACGTGGTGAGATG CAACATTCACTACACAGGTC 455 UUE4F4 202738_s_at PHKBACATCCTTGGCGGGGTTATG GACCTCTTGCATGTCATAGC 456 UUA4B4 221610_s_at STAP2TTGGCCAGTCATCCTGAAGC CAAAGAAGTTGCCAAAGCCT 457 SSC4D4 204549_at IKBKETCACCACTGCCAGCCTCAGG CAACATAGAGAGCCTCCTGT 458 VE7F7 203596_s_at IFIT5GACTTAATTGGCATGGGGTG CAGTCCAGGCATCATGATTT 459 UUE11F11 218255_s_at FBRSACCTCTTAATGGCTCAGTCC CCTTCACCCCATTTCCAAGT 460 PC2D2 201528_at RPA1TCCCCTAAGGAAATCCGAGC GGCTACAAAGCGTTTCTTTA 461 IIG9H9 201738_at EIF1BCTGCCTTGTGAAATGATTCC CTGCAGTAAACGGACTTTTC 462 TG3H3 201146_at NFE2L2CCTGCAGCAAACAAGAGATG GCAATGTTTTCCTTGTFCCC 463 RRG6H6 221081_s_at DENND2DATTGATTTCTCAGGACTTTG GAGGGCTCTGACACCATGCT 464 TTC7D7 218529_at CD320GCCCTGTGCTTAAGACACTC CTGCTGCCCCGTCTGAGGGT 465 KKKC10D10 218086_at NPDC1CCTCGGATGAGGAGAATGAG GACGGAGACTTCACGGTGTA 466 HHHG8H8 219051_x_at METRNGACGCTGAGCTGCTCCTGGC CGCATGCACCAGCGACTTCG 467 JJJA7B7 201014_s_at PAICSAACATCTGCGCATAAAGGAC CAGATGAAACTCTGAGGATT 468 MMC7D7 200757_s_at CALUAGAGCCTCACACCTCACTAG GTGCAGAGAGCCCAGGCCTT 469 CCCE4F4 201212_at LGMNTCCAGGACCTTCTTCACAAG ATGACTTGCTCGCTGTTACC 470 XC3D3 212850_s_at LRP4CTGGCGAGCCCTTAGCCTTG CTGTAGAGACTTCCGTCACC 471 WE12F12 201243_s_at ATP1B1AAAGCTGTGTCTGAGATCTG GATCTGCCCATCACTTTGGC 472 PPE4F4 202696_at OXSR1CCCCTTGTCCCTGGAGTAGG GACTAACTATAGCACAAAGT 473 IIA12B12 222217_s_atSLC27A3 GGCCGTTGCAGGTGTACTGG GCTGTCAGGGATCTTTTCTA 474 NNA5B5 212795_atKIAA1033 CTGGAAACGAATTTAAATGG TGTCAAACTGCAGAGCAACA 475 MMMA1B1 212815_atASCC3 CTGCCGCATAAACTATAAAT CTGTAAGGTGGTACACAGCG 476 JJC1D1 203512_atTRAPPC3 AAGCCACCCAGGTCTCATTC CTCCCTGCTGTTGGAGGCAA 477 TTC10D10 218948_atQRSL1 ATGCGCATGGCAAGAACTTG CCTTACCCCAGATTCTCTAT 478 XE10F10 209224_s_atNDUFA2 CCCTTTGAACAACTTCAGTG CTGATCAGGTAACCAGAGCC 479 JJA7B7 205811_atPOLG2 TAGGAAGAGGCCCCACATTG GAACTAAGACAGGTTTGTCA 480 JJJE11F11 204608_atASL CTCAAGGGACTTCCCAGCAC CTACAACAAAGACTTACAGG 481 LE6F6 209161_at PRPF4TACAGTGAAGAAGACTTCAC CTCTTCCTATTGAGTTTGCT 482 JJJC12D12 205120_s_at SGCBCTCTTCAAGGTGCAAGTAAC CAGCCAGAACATGGGCTGCC 483 ZZC2D2 208634_s_at MACF1ACCAGTAACTCTTGTGTTCA CCAGGACCCAGACCCTTGGC 484 YG4H4 202160_at CREBBPTTCTTGAATTCATGTACATG GTATTAACACTTAGTGTTCG 485 AAE7F7 201807_at VPS26ACAAAAGGGTCCATGTACCAC CATGTGCTGGAGCATCTGTT 486 ME4F4 205406_s_at SPA17GCCTTCCGGGGACACATAGC CAGAGAGGAGGCAAAGAAAA 487 AAC2D2 214404_x_at SPDEFCCCCTGAGTTGGGCAGCCAG GAGTGCCCCCGGGAATGGAT 488 HHA6B6 57703_at SENP5ATGCCCCGAGTGCGGAAGAG GATTTACAAGGAGCTATGTG 489 YA3B3 213720_s_at SMARCA4GATGCATGTGCGTCACCGTC CACTCCTCCTACTGTATTTT 490 QQA4B4 212047_s_at RNF167AGCTTCTCCCTTACCCACAC CTATCCTTTTGAGGGGCTTT 491 LLLG11H11 202083_s_atSEC14L1 CACCCAGCGGCGACATTGTA CAGACTCCTCTCACCTCTAG 492 PPG11H11 203919_atTCEA2 CCGTTGACACAGCTTCTCTG GAGACCCTAGAAGGCGGCAT 493 QC6D6 200666_s_atDNAJB1 CTCTGTATAGGGCCATAATG GAATTCTGAAGAAATCTTGG 494 AAG5H5 203409_atDDB2 GTTAAAGGGCCAAAAGTATC CAAGGTTAGGGTTGGAGCAG 495 PPA4B4 202623_at EAPPGGAAGATGCTGCCGAGAAGG CAGAGACAGATGTGGAAGAA 496 LLE10F10 212955_s_atPOLR2I CACGAAGTGGACGAACTGAC CCAGATTATCGCCGACGTGT 497 PPE1F1 202241_atTRIB1 CTAGAAACACTAGGTTCTTC CTGTACATACGTGTATATAT 498 QG6H6 203054_s_atTCTA CCCACCCACTAATACTACTG CACAGAGTCAGGATCTCACA 499 HHHA10B10 204514_atDPH2 GTTCAGACAGCCACATGAGG GGACAGTGCAGCTACAGGAT 500 KKKC3D3 208872_s_atREEP5 AATTAAAGCTATAGAGAGTC CCAACAAAGAAGATGATACC 501 NNG8H8 201125_s_atITGB5 TGAGTCCTGAGACTTTTCCG CGTGATGGCTATGCCTTGCA 502 JJJE7F7 201127_s_atACLY GGGGTACAGGCACCGAAGAC CAACATCCACAGGCTAACAC 503 OG9H9 201558_at RAE1GGGTTGAGGTTATTGTAGAC GTTAGATTGCGGGCACCGCC 504 KKE8F8 201664_at SMC4GGTTTACCAGGATGTAGTCC CACTGTTGAGGAGCATCTAT 505 SA1B1 203026_at ZBTB5TGCCTCTCCACTGCTAGATG GAACCTGGAATCTCTCATCT 506 KKA6B6 202025_x_at ACAA1AATGAGCTGAAGCGCCGTGG GAAGAGGGCATACGGAGTGG 507 MMG3H3 204978_at SFRS16CAAGATCCGCATGAAGGAGC GGGAACGCCGAGAGAAGGAG 508 AAG1H1 202732_at PKIGACCTCTGCCCTGTCCACCAG GATAAGTGACACCTAGGACC 509 LLA12B12 205667_at WRNAAATCAGCCTTCCGCAATTC ATGTAGTTTCTGGGTCTTCT 510 NG1H1 202038_at UBE4ACATGCCAGAGGCTGATGCTG CACTGTTGATGTCATGTGAG 511 HHA4B4 89476_r_at NPEPL1AGGACCCTCTGCTGAACCTG GTGTCCCCACTGGGCTGTGA 512 KKKG3H3 208950_s_atALDH7A1 CCTAAAGGATCAGACTGTGG CATTGTAAATGTCAACATTC 513 RRG3H3 218788_s_atSMYD3 ATGCGACGCCAACATCAGAG CATCCTAAGGGAACGCAGTC 514 JJE8F8 209045_atXPNPEP1 AGATGCCCCGACTTCTTTGG CCAGTGATGGGGAATCAGTG 515 LLG2H2 219459_atPOLR3B CCTGGCTTTTGTCGTGGTGG CTGGCTCGGATAAATTTTCC 516 QQG9H9 206050_s_atRNH1 CTGGCTCTGTGCTGCGGGTG CTCTGGTTGGCCGACTGCGA 517 LLG10H10 218064_s_atAKAP8L GCAAGAAGCTGGAGCGCTAC CTGAAGGGCGAGAACCCTTT 518 HHHE7F7 202185_atPLOD3 TGAATATGTCACCTTGCTCC CAAGACACGGCCCTCTCAGG 519 WWE4F4 201145_atHAX1 CTCAGGGGCTTGGATATGTG GAATAGTGAACTGGGGCCAT 520 PPG6H6 202812_at GAAAATAAGATTGTAAGGTTTGC CCTCCTCACCTGTTGCCGGC 521 VC9D9 202125_s_at TRAK2ATGCATGCAGACCTGTACTC CACATGCAACCCAACAGCAG 522 WA3B3 202927_at PIN1CCGAATTGTTTCTAGTTAGG CCACGCTCCTCTGTTCAGTC 523 MMG12H12 203306_s_atSLC35A1 ACTCGGACAATTTCTGGGTG GTGACTGAGTACCCCTTTAG 524 PG11H11 203727_atSKIV2L ACATCGTATTTGCGGCCAGC CTCTACACCCAGTGAATGCC 525 KKC11D11202829_s_at VAMP7 ATGGTACCTGTTCTTCTATC CAAACCTTTCAATTCATGCT 526 KKC8D8201513_at TSN ACTTAAGTGGCTAAAGAGAT GAGACAAACATGCAGGTCGC 527 EEA10B10220964_s_at RAB1B CCCCTCTGGTGTCATGTCAG GCATTTTGCAAGGAAAAGCC 528 LLE5F5203897_at LYRM1 GGTAGAGTCAGGTGAGAGTC CCTTGGTGAGTCATTTGTAC 529 AAA9B9203573_s_at RABGGTA GCCCTGCCCCCTACCCTTGC CCTTTAACTTATTGGGACTG 530 TTE1F1204089_x_at MAP3K4 CATTACTACTGTACACGGAC CATCGCCTCTGTCTCCTCCG 531 MMMG2H2219076_s_at PXMP2 TCCGGGTGCTCTTCGCCAAC CTGGCAGCTCTGTTCTGGTA 532 MMC5D5212648_at DHX29 ACGTCTTCTTTCTATTGATG GCTGGATCTATTTTCAGGCC 533 ZZA9B9212614_at ARID5B GTTGGCTGTTAGTGTATTTG ATATTCTGCCTGTCTCCTCA 534 FFFC2D2210986_s_at TPM1 CAGCTCATGACAATCTGTAG GATAACAATCAGTGTGGATT 535 OOG1H1203616_at POLB GGAAATACCGGGAACCCAAG GACCGGAGCGAATGAGGCCT 536 AAA11B11202491_s_at IKBKAP TTCCACTCATTCCTGTTGTC CTACCACCCCTTGCTCTTTG 537 QQC9D9212500_at ADO GTGTGCATAAACTGTTAGTC GTGACTGACTTGGTGTGTTG 538 EEEC11D11202720_at TES TACTTCCAAGCCTGTCCATG GATATATCAAATGTCTTCAC 539 HHG10H10214259_s_at AKR7A2 TGAAAGGTGGGGGGTGAGTC CCACTTGAGCGCTTCCTGTT 540 TG11H11201594_s_at PPP4R1 TCTTCACATACTGTACATAC CTGTGACCACTCTTGGGAGT 541 PA6B6217933_s_at LAP3 ACCAACAAAGATGAAGTTCC CTATCTACGGAAAGGCATGA 542 UG3H3202868_s_at POP4 AGCCAATTCCATTTATAGAC CACCTCCAGCCAGTGACGCT 543 IIA4B4202949_s_at FHL2 CCAGGCAATCTTGCCTTCTG GTTTCTTCCAGCCACATTGA 544 UC9D9209341_s_at IKBKB TTTGTTGGAGAAGAAAGTTG GAGTAGGAGACTTTCACAAG 545 ZZG4H4201811_x_at SH3BP5 GATTTATTCTAAGAGAAGTG CATGTGAAGAATGGTTGCCA 546 YYC9D9204143_s_at ENOSF1 ACCGATCAAGATGAGTTCAG CTAGAAGTCATACCACCCTC 547 UUE7F7217931_at CNPY3 AAACTCACCATCCCTCAGTC CTCCCCAACAGGGTACTAGG 548 MG10H10209100_at IFRD2 GGAGACTTTCTATGCCCTTG GTCCGTATTTTTAACAGAAG 549 ZA3B3201466_s_at JUN TGCGATGTTTCAGGAGGCTG GAGGAAGGGGGGTTGCAGTG 550 VE5F5202830_s_at SLC37A4 GGCCATCATTCTCACTGTAC CACTAGGCGCAGTTGGATAT 551 ZZC8D8218910_at ANO10 TGAGTGAGCCACCAGCTCTC CACGTTCCCCTCATAGCAGT 552 SSA12B12203530_s_at STX4 GACAGTTCTTCTGGGGTTGG CAGCTGCTCATTCATGATGG 553 LLE7F7203562_at FEZ1 GCGGGGTCCTTTGCCGTTGG CTTCTAGTGCTAGTAATCAT 554 NE11F11209364_at BAD GGCGGAAGTACTTCCCTCAG GCCTATGCAAAAAGAGGATC 555 PPG9H9203405_at PSMG1 TTGTCCATTGCTAGAACAAC CGAATATAGTACACGACCTT 556 JJE2F2203885_at RAB21 GTTCAGTGGTATGAGCAGAG GAAGAGATCCCAGATAGTAG 557 NNE6F6219170_at FSD1 AAGCGAGGCAGTGCTACCAG CAGCTCCAACACCAGCCTCA 558 UE8F8207939_x_at RNPS1 CGTTCATGGTGGTCTTTCAG GTTATCTTGGCAACATGTAC 559 MMMG5H5221492_s_at ATG3 GTGATGAAGAAAATCATTGA GACTGTTGCAGAAGGAGGGG 560 HHC3D3210719_s_at HMG20B GACCCTGGTGGGGGTGGCTC CTTCTCACTGCTGGATCCGG 561 HHE8F8204605_at CGRRF1 AGAATGGGACTGTGAACTGG GTACTCTTACCATGCAGACA 562 PPC2D2218450_at HEBP1 ATAGACCAGAAAAATCCTGG CAGCTTTTCTCCAGGCATCT 563 ZG2H2212049_at WIPF2 TCTCAGTCCCTGGCCATGTG GTCAAGGTGGCTTTCTGTTA 564 PPC11D11203848_at AKAP8 GCCCTGCTGTGTCAGTTTCC CTGTGGCCTTTTGAACTGTA 565 NNA2B2204587_at SLC25A14 ACTTGGGCTAGAGCAGAAGG CATAGGCCAGGGTGGTTATT 566 BBBE8F8204418_x_at GSTM2 TCTCCCGATTTGAGGGCTTG GAGAAGATCTCTGCCTACAT 567 YC1D1203047_at STK10 TTCTCTTCAGGAAGAAAAAG CATCAGGGGGAAATGGAATG 568 IIC2D2205451_at FOXO4 GTGTCAGCGCCTGGCCTACC CAGATTGTATCATGTGCTAG 569 PE11F11203346_s_at MTF2 ACGTCGGGTGACACTTGATG GAAAGGTGCAGTATCTTGTG 570 OOE6F6218571_s_at CHMP4A GGCTCCCTTCTCTTTGATAG CAGTTATAATGCCCTTGTTC 571 RG9H9203241_at UVRAG GGTGTCTGGTAGGCAAACTG CAAGGCAGTTGAGATAGTTG 572 OOG11H11201695_s_at NP GATGCCCAGGATTTGACTCG GGCCTTAGAACTTTGCATAG 573 RE8F8203764_at DLGAP5 TTTCCTTCATATTATCAATG CTTATATATTCCTTAGACTA 574 NNG10H10201631_s_at IER3 CTTTGTGGGACTGGTGGAAG CAGGACACCTGGAACTGCGG 575 SSG5H5214221_at ALMS1 GGTGATTAAAATTCCTAATG GTTTGGGAGCAATACTTTCT 576 JJG12H12219742_at PRR7 GCTTGGCGTCTGCCGGTCTC CATCCCCTTGTTCGGGAGGA 577 LE12F12202016_at MEST TGATTCCTTTATGATGACTG CTTAACTCCCCACTGCCTGT 578 WA11B11202108_at PEPD GCTTCGGCATTTGATCAGAC CAAACAGTGCTGTTTCCCGG 579 MMA8B8201074_at SMARCC1 GGAGTCCGAGAAGGAAAATG GAATTCTGGTTCATACTGTG 580 PE6F6202780_at OXCT1 CCACATGGTTAAATGCATAC CTTCCCAGTACTGGGGGGAA 581 HHHG11H11209253_at SORBS3 CTAGCCTGGCTCAAATATTC CCCAGGGAGACTGCTGTGTG 582 NE6F6203256_at CDH3 TACAGTGGACTTTCTCTCTG GAATGGAACCTTCTTAGGCC 583 PC8D8208398_s_at TBPL1 AGCAGAGCTGTCACAGTGTG CACTACCTTAGATTGTTTTA 584 OOE10F10201519_at TOMM70A TCTCCCTTCTTTCATCTTGG GGTTGGGTAGAGAAACACAA 585 LA10B10217745_s_at NAT13 ACTATGTTAGTTGCATTTAG GTTTTAAAGCAAAGAATCTG 586 ZA11B11210811_s_at DDX49 AGGAGATCAACAAACGGAAG CAGCTGATCCTGGAGGGGAA 587 NNC11D11201887_at IL13RA1 GGTCTTGGGAGCTCTTGGAG GTGTCTGTATCAGTGGATTT 588 PPG3H3202447_at DECR1 ACCAAGGAGCAGTGGGACAC CATAGAAGAACTCATCAGGA 589 SC12D12202749_at WRB GAAATGTTTAGGGACATCTC CATGCTGTCACTTGTGATTT 590 IIE6F6204285_s_at PMAIP1 CCGCTGGCCTACTGTGAAGG GAGATGACCTGTGATTAGAC 591KKA10B10 201036_s_at HADH GAATGGGTCAGCATATCTCT GTTTGCATGGTTTGCAGGAG 592NNE3F3 207877_s_at NVL CGGCAGAGAATCCCCCACAC GCTCTGAAGGACCCACTTTC 593RRG7H7 203806_s_at FANCA GGAACCCACAGACCTCACAC CTGGGGGACAGAGGCAGATA 594RRG12H12 201819_at SCARB1 CACTGCATCGGGTTGTCTGG CGCCCTTTTCCTCCAGCCTA 595OG12H12 201709_s_at NIPSNAP1 CTGTTCCCTCACCCTGTATC CTGTCTCCCCTAATTGACAT596 OOC7D7 221741_s_at YTHDF1 TGAGTTGAAGCATGAAAATG GTGCCCATGCCTGACGCTCC597 KKE10F10 202916_s_at FAM20B CAATTCCTCAAGTCTGGGTGGTGACAAGGTAGGGGCTAGG 598 SG4H4 202148_s_at PYCR1 GGTTTCCAGCCCCCAGTGTCCTGACTTCTGTCTGCCACAT 599 LC1D1 218316_at TIMM9 CAGTAGCCACCATGTTCAACCATCTGTCATGACTGTTTGG 600 QQC10D10 212894_at SUPV3L1 CCAGCCCCGATGCAGGAGAGCTGTCCCTTGCTTCCAGATT 601 QQA12B12 215903_s_at MAST2 GCCAAGAACCAGGGGGCCATCAAAAGCATCGGGATTTGGC 602 PPG8H8 203285_s_at HS2ST1 TGCAGTGGCTGAACAAAGAGCATGGCTTGAGAATCAAAGG 603 SE4F4 203594_at RTCD1 AAACAGGACCAGTTACACTCCATACGCAAACCGCGATACA 604 UUA2B2 219384_s_at ADAT1 TACTACCTAGAGAAAGCCAGCAAAGAATGAAGGCAACAAA 605 SSE9F9 201825_s_at SCCPDH ATTGATGCTGCCTCATTCACGCTGACATTCTTTGGTCAAG 606 RC5D5 204168_at MGST2 CCTAGGTGCCCTGGGAATTGCAAACAGCTTTCTGGATGAA 607 AAAA6B6 221227_x_at COQ3 AGAAACAGAAGAGCTCCAAGCTAATGCCTGCACCAATCCA 608 UUC2D2 219390_at FKBP14 TAGGACTTAAGCTGATGAAGCTTGGCTCCTAGTGATTGGT 609 YG8H8 202184_s_at NUP133 AGTTCTTGTCCTGGTTCTAGCTGCTCACATGTACAAATCA 610 VE2F2 202521_at CTCF ATATGTAATGGGGTTGAAAGCTGGGGAGGAGGATCTACTG 611 MMMC2D2 209215_at MFSD10 TCAGTGACTCCGAGCTGCAGCACTCCAAGGCTGTCAGGGC 612 OOE8F8 201174_s_at TERF2IP CCTTCTCAGTCAAGTCTGCCGGATGTCTTTCTTTACCTAC 613 PG1H1 217758_s_at TM9SF3 ATCTGTTCAGGTTGGTGTACCGTGTAAAGTGGGGATGGGG 614 LLC7D7 212453_at KIAA1279 CCTTGTAAGAAAAAATGCTGGGTAATGTACCTGGTAACAA 615 NNNE9F9 218435_at DNAJC15 CAAGGCTAAGATTAGAACAGCTCATAGGAGAGTCATGATT 616 TTC11D11 209911_x_at HIST1H2BDCCACCCAAATCCAACTCATC CTGGTTTGCTGCACACTGGT 617 BBBE10F10 212115_at HN1LGGGAGAAGAAGAGTTCCTGC GCATGCAAGCCCTGCTGTGT 618 KKA7B7 217995_at SQRDLGCTAAGGGGTTACTGGGGAG GACCAGCGTTTCTGCGCAAG 619 LLLC5D5 210058_at MAPK13CCTTCCTTGGCTCTTTTTAG CTTGTGGCGGCAGTGGGCAG 620 IIC5D5 218642_s_at CHCHD7TTGCAGGATGAGTTGGGCAG GGAAAAGGGTCAGGGTTCAT 621 ZC5D5 204000_at GNB5GCCCAGCCCTTCTTCTAGTG GTAGCTCTGGCTTTGCAGGC 622 MMA4B4 208249_s_at TGDSTGATTCGGACAACCATGAGG GGTAGTGGTGCTAGGGAGAA 623 FFFC8D8 218068_s_at ZNF672AGGCCAAAACCATGTGGGTG CACAAAGCCAGGCACTGCCA 624 AAAC10D10 217901_at DSG2CAAAGGATTTATATAGTGTG CTCCCACTAACTGTACAGAT 625 YYA6B6 213419_at APBB2GAACTAACGCTGCGTCCTTG GAATGAATGATGCGTGAGTT 626 MC2D2 202683_s_at RNMTATTCCCTTCCAGTTAACTAC CTCTCCAAGGGAAACCACTA 627 PPA10B10 203456_at PRAF2TGCCCCTCACCCCAATGTTC CACACCATCGACAACCAAGG 628 PG5H5 201266_at TXNRD1TCACGTCCTCATCTCATTTG GCTGTGTAAAGAAATGGGAA 629 SSG1H1 202261_at VPS72GAAGTACATTACTGCCCATG GACTGCCGCCCACTGCCTCA 630 QQE8F8 209460_at ABATCAGCAGAAGCTGGTAAAAAC ATGGGGAGCCCGGAGGACAG 631 RC9D9 213390_at ZC3H4TGTGGATGAAATAGAAGCTG GAGCCCTCCTCTTGGAATAT 632 HHHG4H4 205036_at LSM6ATCAGTACACAGAAGAGACG GATGTGAAGACACCAAGAGA 633 JJE4F4 204937_s_at ZNF274GCCTTTTCAGCTTGACCCTG CAATATAACATGCACAGGCC 634 MMMA4B4 212624_s_at CHN1TGCGTCCTGGGTAGTCTGTG CTTGTAATCCAGCATGTTTC 635 SE9F9 218350_s_at GMNNCCTCCACTAGTTCTTTGTAG CAGAGTACATAACTACATAA 636 JJA3B3 204484_at PIK3C2BATAACTGGAGAAAGAAGCTC CATTGACCGAAGCCACAGGG 637 PPC1D1 202230_s_at CHERPAATCGGCCACACCTGGTGTC CATGGGCAGCCTGGTGCAAT 638 QQE1F1 204617_s_at ACDCCTTCCAGTATGAGTATGAG CCACCCTGCACGTCCCTCTG 639 KKE6F6 202761_s_at SYNE2TTGAGCTGCCGGTTATACAC CAAAATGTTCTGTTCAGTAC 640 MMC10D10 202756_s_at GPC1TCAGGAGCCCCCAACACAGG CAAGTCCACCCCATAATAAC 641 RRA10B10 204808_s_at TMEM5TTGCTCCTATGGCTCCATTC CTGTGGTGGAAGACGTGATG 642 JJE6F6 205450_at PHKA1CCTAATCACTCCAACCCTGC CCCTTTCTGTCCCATCCTTC 643 XG10H10 201875_s_at MPZL1CTTTCCTGGTTGCAGATAAC GAACTAAGGTTGCCTAAAGG 644 KKKA12B12 221482_s_atARPP19 GAAAGATTTGTATCTCTGTG CTTGAACTTGAATGGCCTTA 645 KKA11B11 202598_atS100A13 AAATCAGGAAGAAGAAAGAC CTGAAGATCAGGAAGAAGTA 646 JJG11H11218215_s_at NR1H2 CTTGCCTGACCACCCTCCAG CAGATAGACGCCGGCACCCC 647 XG6H6202689_at RBM15B CACTAAGGACATTGGGCAAG CTAGAAGAAGAACACATGGT 648 OOC3D3218050_at UFM1 CCCCGTTTCTTACAATAAAT GTTGAGTCTTAGTTAAGCAG 649 IIIC6D6205963_s_at DNAJA3 TGGTAGCATGTCGCAGTTTC CATGTGTTTCAGGATCTTCG 650 IIIA5B5201561_s_at CLSTN1 CCCTGACTGCTAGTTCTGAG GACACTGGTGGCTGTGCTAT 651 RC8D8201899_s_at UBE2A GCTGACTGGGCACACTCATG CCAAGTTTCAGAATTATTGG 652 UUA7B7219127_at ATAD4 CAAGTCACACACCCTCAAAG GGAAGCTACACGGGCCAAAT 653 MMC11D11202811_at STAMBP GGGTGAGGGACAGCTTACTC CATTTGACCAGATTGTTTGG 654 ZZG6H6208847_s_at ADH5 ATCCTGTCGTGATGTGATAG GAGCAGCTTAACAGGCAGGG 655 NNG4H4212485_at GPATCH8 CAAACACAACTCTTGACTGC CCTCCCACCCTCCTACCTGT 656 RRA4B4218852_at PPP2R3C GCTTCTGGACTTACGAGAAC AGAGAGGCTCTTGTTGCAAA 657 MA12B12221732_at CANT1 GTGGCTGAATTGAGACCTTG CTGATGTATTCATGTCAGCA 658 UUE6F6218780_at HOOK2 CCTGGCATCTCTGAACCTTC GCCCCACTGACAAGCACTGA 659 HHG12H12217870_s_at CMPK1 TCATCAGGTATCTTTCTGTG GCATTTGAGAACAGAAACCA 660 HHA8B8203709_at PHKG2 TGAAGAGGAGGGAGACTCTG CTGCTATAACTGAGGATGAG 661 JJG9H9209724_s_at ZFP161 GGGGCAGTACCAGTCCATAC CAGCTGCGATTTGTGAGTGG 662 ZZA3B3202889_x_at MAP7 ACTTCCATGTACAACAAACG CTCCGGGAAATGGAAAGCCA 663 TTA11B11218809_at PANK2 CAGTTGACTGGTTTTGTGTC CTGTTTGAACTTGCTGAATG 664 LG11H11201489_at PPIF CAATGTGAATTCCTGTGTTG CTAACAGAAGTGGCCTGTAA 665 IIC10D10201767_s_at ELAC2 CCCTGCACACCAGAGACAAG CAGAGTAACAGGATCAGTGG 666 LLC10D10212070_at GPR56 TTGCTGGCCTGTTGTAGGTG GTAGGGACACAGATGACCGA 667 NNNA9B9200929_at TMED10 CTAAGGCATCCTACCAACAG CACCATCAAGGCACGTTGGA 668 AAAC2D2220094_s_at CCDC90A GAAATAGTGGCATTGCATGC CCAGCAAGATCGGGCCCTTA 669 OOA5B5212833_at SLC25A46 TCAGAGACAACATCCTTGTC CATATCCAAACCCAGTGTTT 670 YE2F2202371_at TCEAL4 CTTTTGACCTATCTGCAATG CAGTGTTCTCAGTAGGAAAT 671 RRG1H1218249_at ZDHHC6 CTGGTTAAGATGTTCTTTTC CTCAAAGGTGCCCTAGTGCC 672 PPE9F9203395_s_at HES1 TCCCTCCGGACTCTAAACAG GAACTTGAATACTGGGAGAG 673 IIE4F4205562_at RPP38 GGCTCAGTGAGAGAATCGCC CCCGTCATTGGCTTAAAATG 674 QQG5H5205750_at BPHL GGTGGTTCCTTCGTGTGGGG CTTGATCGTGTTGCTGCCTG 675 JJC11D11212871_at MAPKAPK5 GTGATAGAAGAGCAAACCAC GTCCCACGAATCCCAATAAT 676 HHC6D6201620_at MBTPS1 TCTTCTGACTGCAGGGGAAG GATGTACTTTCCAAACAAAT 677 UC7D7202996_at POLD4 GAGGCACCACGTAAGACCTC CTGCCCTTAGCTCTCTTGCT 678 IIIG12H12218826_at SLC35F2 CAAAGAGTATGCCTGGGAGC CTCCAGCTGTTAAAAGACAA 679 RC10D10202626_s_at LYN GGGATCATCTGCCGTGCCTG GATCCTGAAATAGAGGCTAA 680 GGE5F5218397_at FANCL TCTTGGTATAAATACACTTC CACAGTCAGCACGGGGATCA 681 HHC2D2201548_s_at KDM5B TCAGCAAAGCTACAGGACTG GTACTCAAGCCAGCCTGTAA 682 YE5F5213689_x_at FAM69A CACACGTATACTCAGATTTG GCATGTACCTTTCAACATCT 683 VG8H8201223_s_at RAD23B CCCCTTCCCTCAGCAGAAAC GTGTTTATCAGCAAGTCGTG 684BBBC12D12 203627_at IGF1R AAGCAGTCAATGGATTCAAG CATTCTAAGCTTTGTTGACA 685MMMG1H1 217867_x_at BACE2 TATTAAGAAAATCACATTTC CAGGGCAGCAGCCGGGATCG 686UG2H2 204952_at LYPD3 CTTCTCATCCTTGTCTCTCC GCTTGTCCTCTTGTGATGTT 687KKG7H7 221449_s_at ITFG1 GGAAAAGAAAGCAGATGATA GAGAAAAACGACAAGAAGCC 688MMA12B12 203124_s_at SLC11A2 TTGGCTCCCTTGAGGTTCTG CTAGTGGTGTTAGGAGTGGT689 EEE10F10 202362_at RAP1A AATATGATTATACAAAAGAG CATGGATGCATTTCAAATGT690 MMME7F7 212449_s_at LYPLA1 TAATAAAGGCTAGTCAGAAC CCTATACCATAAAGTGTAGT691 VVC12D12 209015_s_at DNAJB6 GCCGTTCATGTTGCTTTCTCCTTTGTCCTCTTGGACTTGA 692 MMC4D4 209662_at CETN3 ATGGAGAAATAAACCAAGAGGAGTTCATTGCTATTATGAC 693 CC5D5 200618_at LASP1 GGGGTTGTTGTCTCATTTTGGTCTGTTTTGGTCCCCTCCC 694 DDA9B9 217971_at MAPKSP1 TACATTGATCCACTTGAGCCGTTAAGTGCTGCCAATTGTA 695 LE9F9 218595_s_at HEATR1 AGTGCCAAAAGACTATTCAGCAACTGGAAACTGTCCTGGG 696 KKA9B9 201735_s_at CLCN3 GTCTCGAAGGAAGCGAGAACGAAATCTCTCATTGTGTGCC 697 QQC11D11 213531_s_at RAB3GAP1GGAGCTCAAGATGTCTTGTG TCTGTGTGGCTAGATGGCCT 698 SSG11H11 203447_at PSMD5AAATTATTTTAAAGTGACTG GAATTATCTAGTCCCCAGAT 699 HHHC6D6 212345_s_atCREB3L2 GGTTTTAGCTCTGTTCTCTG CTCCCATCCTTCGCTCACCA 700 JJG8H8 209179_s_atMBOAT7 CCCTGGGCAGTGGGTTTTGG GCAAATTCCCTTTCTTTGCA 701 JJE3F3 202093_s_atPAF1 GTGATGCTGATTCTGAGGAC GATGCCGACTCTGATGATGA 702 UUG3H3 219363_s_atMTERFD1 TTTGTGCACAATGTGATGAG CATTCCCCACCACATCATTG 703 WWA8B8 203094_atMAD2L1BP GATTTCCTGATAGGCTGATG GCATGTGGCTGTGACTGTGA 704 MC3D3 202458_atPRSS23 TGACACAGTGTTCCCTCCTG GCAGCAATTAAGGGTCTTCA 705 HHA10B10202708_s_at HIST2H2BE AGTGATTCAGCTGTTTTTGG CTAAGGGCTTTTGGAGCTGA 706OE5F5 202847_at PCK2 AGTCTAGCAAGAGGACATAG CACCCTCATCTGGGAATAGG 707IIIG3H3 201331_s_at STAT6 GCTGCATCTTTTCTGTTGCC CCATCCACCGCCAGCTTCCC 708MMA6B6 218961_s_at PNKP AAGGCTTCTCTGCCATCCTG GAGATCCCGTTCCGGCTATG 709TTA2B2 211015_s_at HSPA4 GGCAGATAGACAGAGAGATG CTCAACTTGTACATTGAAAA 710QE1F1 212231_at FBXO21 CTCCAGGAAGCCTGTATCAC CTGTGTAAGTTGGTATTTGG 711TTE11F11 215497_s_at WDTC1 CCGAGCCTTTTTGTTGCTCC GCTCCCAGGAGAGTGAGGGT 712RRC4D4 219016_at FASTKD5 CTCGGCTTGGCTACCGTGTG GTAGAGTTATCCTACTGGGA 713LLA2B2 218542_at CEP55 TGTTCCCCAACTCTGTTCTG CGCACGAAACAGTATCTGTT 714OOG5H5 218358_at CRELD2 GATGTCCCGTGGAAAATGTG GCCCTGAGGATGCCGTCTCC 715SC11D11 209586_s_at PRUNE CCTACCCCACAGCTCTGTTC CATGTAAGTTGCCAACAGTT 716FFFC1D1 218113_at TMEM2 ATGGCCTCTACCTTTGTATC CAGGAGAAACTGCAGAGCAG 717TTA8B8 220661_s_at ZNF692 ACTGGGCTGTAGGGGAGCTG GACTACTTTAGTCTTCCTAA 718VE6F6 209394_s_at ASMTL CATGCTGGTGCAGACTGAAG GCAAGGAGCGGAGCCTGGGC 719PE7F7 202109_at ARFIP2 TTGCTGCCCTGTCTATCTTC CTGGCCACAGGGCTTCATTC 720MG5H5 202528_at GALE AGGCTCTGGCACAAAACCTC CTCCTCCCAGGCACTCATTT 721LLG11H11 201870_at TOMM34 GTTTTTTGTTCCAACAGTGG CCTTCTCCGGGCTTCATAGT 722BBBC7D7 210473_s_at GPR125 GGACCAATTAAAAGCAATGG GCAGGAGGGACCCTTGCTCG 723IIIC9D9 218744_s_at PACSIN3 GGCTGAGGGCAAGATGGGAG GTCAGAGGTGACAGAAGCGT724 WC1D1 1053_at RFC2 TACAGGTGCCCTATTCTGAG GTACAGGAGCCGCGGCTTTC 725JJE11F11 217809_at BZW2 ATGGAGCCCTGAGGCATCAG CTATTATACTTGGGACTCTA 726TTE8F8 219270_at CHAC1 ACAGGCCCTGGCAACCTTCC CAGTCTGTCCCATACTGTTA 727KKE7F7 219082_at AMDHD2 TCGACGACTCCCTTCACGTC CAGGCCACCTACATCTCGGG 728YG7H7 201968_s_at PGM1 CATGCCCTCCTGCATTGCTG CTGCGTGGGTATTTGTCTCC 729SE3F3 202722_s_at GFPT1 GCAGTGTATGCTCATACTTG GACAGTTAGGGAAGGGTTTG 730QQG4H4 205251_at PER2 CTCTCAGAGTTTCTGTGATG ATTTGTTGAGCCTTGCTGGA 731UUG7H7 201416_at SOX4 GCACGCTCTTTAAGAGTCTG CACTGGAGGAACTCCTGCCA 732OOG10H10 201531_at ZFP36 CTCAAATTACCCTCCAAAAG CAAGTAGCCAAAGCCGTTGC 733JJJE5F5 203336_s_at ITGB1BP1 CTGAAGACCACAGATGCAAG CAATGAGGAATACAGCCTGT734 FFFE1F1 212282_at TMEM97 CCATATTGGCCCGATTAGTG GTACTGTCTGACTCACGTGT735 KKA5B5 213995_at ATP5S TGTGCAAGTGTCATTATATC GAGGATGACTGTTTGCTGAG 736AAA4B4 213918_s_at NIPBL GGAGTCAACGTATTTCGCAG CGTATTACGTAAAATGATTT 737PPC7D7 202854_at HPRT1 ACTATGAGCCTATAGACTAT CAGTTCCCTTTGGGCGGATT 738KKA1B1 221549_at GRWD1 GAGGTGTGGGTTCCTCCAAC ACAATTTGCTTCTGCCCGTT 739LLLA3B3 202900_s_at NUP88 CCATTATTCTCAGTGCCTAC CAGCGAAAGTGCATTCAGTC 740NA2B2 201673_s_at GYS1 GCCCACTGTGAAACCACTAG GTTCTAGGTCCTGGCTTCTA 741RE5F5 217777_s_at PTPLAD1 AGGCTCAGCCCACCCCAACC CTATCTCATGTTCAGTCTGT 742MME1F1 200843_s_at EPRS TCAAACCACTCTGTGAACTG CAGCCTGGAGCCAAATGTGT 743RRE1F1 218175_at CCDC92 GGCACCGATCACCGAGCAGC CGTGCGTGTATCTCAAGGAA 744HHG11H11 204711_at KIAA0753 GGCTCAGTGAAGGAAACATG CAGAAAGAATGCCTGAGACG745 NA11B11 218001_at MRPS2 TCAATCTAAATGCCTTTCAG GTGGGCCGCTTCCTTGGCTA746 PPA11B11 203775_at SLC25A13 CAGACAGAAAAAACTGAGATGTAGCCCCTCTCCTGGAAGT 747 QQE6F6 205895_s_at NOLC1 GGGAACCCTCAGGTCTCTAGGTGAGGGTCTTGATGAGGAC 748 HHHG12H12 209262_s_at NR2F6TAGCATGAACTTGTGGGATG GTGGGGTTGGCTTCCCTGGC 749 IIIE8F8 218828_at PLSCR3CTGCCTTCAGCTGGTGCTTG CTGCGATTCCTGTGCCTTAT 750 AAAC11D11 203303_at DYNLT3GAGCGGAACCATAACTCATT GAATTTTGGAGAGGAATAAG 751 TTE3F3 216913_s_at RRP12CCTGGACTCAGGATGACTTG GAACTAGGGCTTGGCTCTCA 752 OOA11B11 201572_x_at DCTDAGCTTACTGCAGCACTGTTG GTGTTCGGAGCTCTTCTGTG 753 MMA10B10 202734_at TRIP10GGACCTATGCACTTTATTTC TGACCCCGTGGCTTCGGCTG 754 OE1F1 203258_at DRAP1GAAGATTACGACTCCTAGCG CCTTCTGCCCCCCAGACCAT 755 GGA6B6 217734_s_at WDR6TTGTAGTAGGAGCTGAAATC CATGCTGAGCTGTACCAGGA 756 XC10D10 203905_at PARNTTGAAACAGATCACAGCAAC GACAAACGCTCATGGCGCTG 757 ME7F7 218577_at LRRC40ATTGACTTGAATATGACTAG CCAGTTTCTATGTTTTTGTT 758 BBBG7H7 209409_at GRB10ACAGTATGACCGATCTCTGC GCCTTTCTGGGGGCGGGCAA 759 NG11H11 201098_at COPB2TCCTACTCCGGTTATTGTGG CCTCCCACACAGCCAACAAA 760 TTC3D3 216321_s_at NR3C1GTCCACCCAGGATTAGTGAC CAGGTTTTCAGGAAAGGATT 761 VA10B10 201995_at EXT1AGAAATACCGAGACATTGAG CGACTTTGAGGAATCCGGCT 762 JJC3D3 204742_s_at PDS5BTGCTGCAGTGCAACAGGAGG CTTTTTCAGTGATCTTCACT 763 SSE2F2 212180_at CRKLCAGGAGGAACAGTGGCCTTG CTTCTTAGACGGTCTTCACT 764 HHA3B3 203171_s_at RRP8ACAAGCGCAGGTGACCTCTG GATCTTCCTTGAAAGGGGAG 765 MMMC5D5 209608_s_at ACAT2CTTTGCAGCTGTCTCTGCTG CAATAGTTAAAGAACTTGGA 766 PPA8B8 203046_s_atTIMELESS CCTTTGGCTTTCTCTTGGAG GTGGGTCGCAGCACCAGATG 767 QG9H9 203341_atCEBPZ CAAACAGCTTAGATGGGAGG CTGAACGTGATGACTGGCTA 768 OOA8B8 201153_s_atMBNL1 TCCAGCCTTCACTCCAGCTG GTTAAAAATGTTGCACTTAT 769 NC6D6 207831_x_atDHPS AAACCTTTGCCCAGAAGATG GATGCCTTCATGCATGAGAA 770 IIE10F10 201778_s_atKIAA0494 GTCACAGTTGAGGATTTTGG CTGTGATGGGCTCATACTCA 771 JJA10B10210151_s_at DYRK3 GTATTGCCAAAACTGATTAG CTAGTGGACAGAGATATGCC 772 OOG6H6218743_at CHMP6 GTTATGAGACGATCTCGCTG GGACCGCCCCTGCCCGTGGA 773 IIC8D8200791_s_at IQGAP1 AAGGCCACATCCAAGACAGG CAATAATGAGCAGAGTTTAC 774 IIG1H1205055_at ITGAE CTTGGAGAGCATCAGGAAGG CCCAGCTGAAATCAGAGAAT 775 MMMG4H4201503_at G3BP1 AAGAAGGAATGTTACTTTAA TATTGGACTTTGCTCATGTG 776 HHC5D5217900_at IARS2 GTCTTCAGATACACTGTGTC CTCGATGTGCAGAAGTTGTC 777 JJE7F7206015_s_at FOXJ3 TTTTGTGCAGATACAACCTG CTCTCTGTACTGCTGTTGGA 778 KKKA5B5210153_s_at ME2 CCAGTGAAACTTACAGATGG GCGAGTCTTTACACCAGGTC 779 NNNA7B7203328_x_at IDE GGAAATGTTGGCAGTAGATG CTCCAAGGAGACATAAGGTA 780 RRC2D2218474_s_at KCTD5 GCATCCTCTCTGGGGAGCTG CTGGCCGCTTAGCGTTGTTT 781 ZZC4D4202429_s_at PPP3CA ACCCAAACAAAGATGTTCTC GATACAGTCTGGCAAAGACT 782 RRA9B9203911_at RAP1GAP TGGCCCCAATACCCATTTTG GAAGCCCCTGTGGCCGTGTG 783 LLLG7H7215116_s_at DNM1 ACTACCAGAGAACGCTGTCC CCCGACATCCCACTCCAAAG 784 IIIG2H2213844_at HOXA5 AACTCCCTTGTGTTCCTTCT GTGAAGAAGCCCTGTTCTCG 785 TTG11H11218547_at DHDDS GCATCTCTCTTTGGCCTGAG GTTCTGTATTCTGGGAAAGG 786 TG5H5203521_s_at ZNF318 ATTGAACTCATTCCCTGTTC CACAAACCCATATGTATCCT 787 TG7H7213150_at HOXA10 CTAGGAGGACTGGGGTAAGC GGAATAAACTAGAGAAGGGA 788 TG9H9203720_s_at ERCC1 GTACCTGGAGACCTACAAGG CCTATGAGCAGAAACCAGCG 789 NNA1B1203546_at IPO13 AGAGGCGGGTGAAGGAGATG GTGAAGGAGTTCACACTGCT 790 IIG10H10202388_at RGS2 TGCAGTGTCCGTTATGAGTG CCAAAAATCTGTCTTGAAGG 791 XC12D12200617_at MLEC TTTCCCATCCTCTCTCTGTG GAGGCCAAACCAACTCTTTG 792 OC7D7213233_s_at KLHL9 ACCAAGGCAAAATGAATTGG CTTCTAGGGGTCTGAACCTT 793 SG12H12212997_s_at TLK2 TCCGTCTGGTCTCCTGTTTG CAATTGCTTCCCTCATCTCA 794 JJA11B11212689_s_at KDM3A GGCTGTAAAAGCAAAACCTC GTATCAGCTCTGGAACAATA 795 HHC9D9212189_s_at COG4 CAGCAGAGAAACAAAGTCTG GACCCACTCCATGCTCTGCC 796 OOC1D1202911_at MSH6 TAGGACATATGGCATGCATG GTAGAAAATGAATGTGAAGA 797 NNNE3F3200698_at KDELR2 ACAAAAGCTCTGTAGGGCTG CAGACATTTAAAGTTCACAT 798 VVG7H7201913_s_at COASY GTCCAAGCTATACTGTGCAG GACATGGCCAGGCCTGGTGG 799 SE10F10202604_x_at ADAM10 GCTCGACCACCTCAACATTG GAGACATCACTTGCCAATGT 800 MMA1B1202910_s_at CD97 TGTCCCATCCTGGACTTTTC CTCTCATGTCTTTGCTGCAG 801 VG9H9205051_s_at KIT TCTATGCTCTCGCACCTTTC CAAAGTTAACAGATTTTGGG 802 LLLA6B6202772_at HMGCL GCTGGCAGAGGCCATTTGTG GAAAGTGGAGAGCTACGTGG 803 KKC3D3218667_at PJA1 GTTCCCTCCCCCACTCTAAA GACCAAGGCCGTTTACTCCT 804 CCCG3H3203726_s_at LAMA3 GGTGGCAGTCACCATAAAAC AACACATCCTGCACCTGGAA 805KKKA10B10 217960_s_at TOMM22 CGGAGAAGTTGCAAATGGAG CAACAGCAGCAACTGCAGCA806 RRE3F3 218755_at KIF20A TCCTACGCTCACGGCGTTCC CCTTTACTCAAATCTGGGCC807 RRE4F4 219069_at ANKRD49 GATAGTCCTACCTCACCCTG GTCAACCTACATGATCCTTA808 OOA1B1 202880_s_at CYTH1 TTTCCTAGACAGAGAGGCAC CTGGGTCAGTATTAGTCTAT809 RE4F4 200825_s_at HYOU1 AGCTAGGGCTGCTGCCTCAG CTCCAAGACAAGAATGAACC810 LA4B4 214061_at WDR67 TCTTTTGGCTGCATAGAATG CATGTCACCTTGAGACGGTC 811SE7F7 204772_s_at TTF1 CACTAAAATCCAGACTCCTG CAGCACCCAAGCAAGTTTTC 812NNA9B9 201178_at FBXO7 GTGGTATGACCCAAAGGTTC CTCTGTGACAAGGTTGGCCT 813LLC6D6 204611_s_at PPP2R5B GTCTATTTATTCTCGCCCAG CTCACCCTCTACACAGACAC 814ZG3H3 202500_at DNAJB2 ACCCTGCTGCCCATTCTTTC CAACATCACAGATGAACTGC 815YYC11D11 201347_x_at GRHPR GTAGCCAAACAGTAGAGATG GAGGGCCGGGAAGCAAACCG 816RA7B7 214106_s_at GMDS TGGGTCGCTTTGCGTTTGTC GAAGCCTCCTCTGAATGGCT 817ZZG7H7 205640_at ALDH3B1 AAACCTACATTTGGACAATG AGAGGCTGCTCCTGCGGCCT 818HHHA9B9 205379_at CBR3 GACAGGATTCTGGTGAATGC GTGCTGCCCAGGACCAGTGA 819OA12B12 204662_at CP110 AGCTTATTCATAGCATTGTG GGTCTCTCCAGTAAGAAAGA 820YA4B4 202174_s_at PCM1 AAGCTCTCTGGCTGGAAGTC CTGATACTGAATCTCCAGTG 821JJJG7H7 201351_s_at YME1L1 CAGAAACCCAATCTGCCATC GAACAAGAAATAAGAATCCT 822ZE7F7 202032_s_at MAN2A2 AGAAACTAGCCAAGGGCAAG CTATTATTCAGCAGTGTCCC 823AAAE10F10 205741_s_at DTNA CTGTCACCACAGAGATTGGC CTACGGTTTCTGTTTTGAGG 824GGGA6B6 220091_at SLC2A6 GCCCAACCTCTGGGAACAGG CAGCTCCTATCTGCAAACTG 825AAAE3F3 203213_at CDC2 AAGTCTTACAAAGATCAAGG GCTGTCCGCAACAGGGAAGA 826BBBE12F12 205227_at IL1RAP CGTTCCATGCCCAGGTTAAC AAAGAACTGTGATATATAGA 827LA3B3 203566_s_at AGL TGCTTCATACTTGAGTGATG CTGGATAAGGTATTGTATTT 828LC5D5 214741_at ZNF131 CGTTGAAACACATTGATTCC CCTCCCCCTACTTATTGCCA 829YYA11B11 213343_s_at GDPD5 AGCAGACCTCAAGGCAGAAG GGTCACCTAACCCAGGAGTC 830LLLG6H6 210115_at RPL39L ACTTGAAAAAGTGGTGTGTG GTTGACTCTGTTTCTCGCCA 831LLC4D4 218104_at TEX10 GAGGAGCTGCCTGTTGTGGG CCAGCTGCTTCGACTGCTGC 832EEEE7F7 203127_s_at SPTLC2 AAAATTGGCGCCTTTGGACG GGAGATGCTGAAGCGGAACA 833RRG9H9 203209_at RFC5 ACGCACTTGTTTTCATGCAG GAGCGGGGCAAGTAAGGTTG 834IIA11B11 202441_at ERLIN1 CCCTCTCAGCTCTGAGGCTG GCCGTCTTTCGGGGTGTTCC 835KKA8B8 201011_at RPN1 AAACCAGGCCCTGCGTCAGG CAGTGTGAGTTTGCCGTTTG 836BBBE7F7 219327_s_at GPRC5C ATGGGTGTCCCCACCCACTC CTCAGTGTTTGTGGAGTCGA 837IIA7B7 205085_at ORC1L GCCGTGTGTTCTCACCTGGG CTCCTGTCGCCTCCTGCTTG 838VVC7D7 210416_s_at CHEK2 CTGTCTGAGGAAAATGAATC CACAGCTCTACCCCAGGTTC 839LLG6H6 212830_at MEGF9 CCCTAGAAAGTAAGCCCAGG GCTTCAGATCTAAGTTAGTC 840AAAA7B7 214074_s_at CTTN TGTGTTTTAAACAGAATTTC GTGAACAGCCTTTTATCTCC 841KKC7D7 202908_at WFS1 CCTGCCAGTGTTTAGAAGAG CCTGACTGTGTTCAGTGCCT 842HHE4F4 212968_at RFNG CGCTCTGACTTGTGGCTCAG GACTACTTTCTGGGTCGTGC 843IIIE1F1 212665_at TIPARP CTGTTGTTTGCTGCCATTGG CATGAAATGGCCAACTGTGG 844WWG11H11 208717_at OXA1L TTTTCCCTGGTCCAAGTATC CTGTCTCCGGATTCCAGCAG 845LC4D4 203557_s_at PCBD1 TTTAGACCTTTTCCCTGCAC CACTCTCTTCATCCTGGGGG 846AAE2F2 201579_at FAT1 AGTGTAACGGGGACCTTCTG CATACCTGTTTAGAACCAAA 847SSA5B5 202006_at PTPN12 GTTTCTGAATTTTAAACTTG CTGGATTCATGCAGCCAGCT 848OOE4F4 211783_s_at MTA1 GTTTACTTTTTGGCTGGAGC GGAGATGAGGGGCCACCCCG 849YA7B7 201260_s_at SYPL1 TTGTTTCCTGTCCTTTGTTG CTCATGCTGTTTAAGTGCAG 850QQC1D1 215884_s_at UBQLN2 GAAGGATCAGTGTAGTAATG CCAGGAAAGTGCTTTTTACC 851IIIA2B2 203418_at CCNA2 CTCATGGACCTTCACCAGAC CTACCTCAAAGCACCACAGC 852TTG12H12 221779_at MICALL1 GGAAGAGGCTCGCTCCCGCC CATGGTCATCACTGGTCTGT 853JJJG3H3 203167_at TIMP2 AAGAAGAGCCTGAACCACAG GTACCAGATGGGCTGCGAGT 854KKA12B12 204998_s_at ATF5 AGTGTTTCGTGAAGGTGTTG GAGAGGGGCTGTGTCTGGGT 855MA11B11 217830_s_at NSFL1C CCCTGCAATGAGCCAAGAAC CAACACTACATCCACCTAGA 856ZZA7B7 217761_at ADI1 AATTCCGAGATAGGATTATG CCTAGTTTGTCATATCACAG 857ZZE12F12 218168_s_at CABC1 GAGCTGGGAGAGGTGCTGAG CTAACAGTGCCAACAAGTGC 858MMC6D6 219821_s_at GFOD1 AAAGTGAGCCTAGCCAGGAG GTGTTTGGGGCTCTATCGCG 859IIIE3F3 203648_at TATDN2 TGCAGGTGAAACCAACCAGC CCTGTGTTAGAGGAGGAAAA 860MA3B3 203250_at RBM16 GTCAAGGAAATGAATAACAG CTTGTCAGAGACTTCCTATG 861RA2B2 202040_s_at KDM5A AGCCCTGACCCCAATGTCTG CTGTTTCCAACACTGGTGAT 862ZZC12D12 211725_s_at BID CCTGGAGCAGCTGCTGCAGG CCTACCCTAGAGACATGGAG 863SG6H6 203208_s_at MTFR1 TTCCTGGCTGGGAGTATTAG GAGATGGGAGTAGAGATTCA 864TTG8H8 220140_s_at SNX11 AGACAATGAGGCATTCTGTC CTCCTGCTGCCATTCTTCAT 865UUA12B12 201080_at PIP4K2B ACAACTGTTCCCCAATCTAC CAGCCATCTGCAGGGGTCAG 866NNG9H9 201250_s_at SLC2A1 GATTGAGGGTAGGAGGTTTG GATGGGAGTGAGACAGAAGT 867PPG12H12 204126_s_at CDC45L CTGAAAGCTGAGGATCGGAG CAAGTTTCTGGACGCACTTA868 MMA9B9 202220_at KIAA0907 TCTCCCAGAACTGGTTGCAG CTAAAACAGAGAGATCTGAC869 SSE3F3 218742_at NARFL GAGCAAGACGGGTTCTCACC CCTGACTTCTGGAGGCTTCC 870QA2B2 208424_s_at CIAPIN1 CCCACTTTAGAAGAGTCCAG GTTGGTGAGCATTTAGAGGG 871SSC5D5 212644_s_at MAPK1IP1L TTAGGGAACCTTAAGTCATG CAGACATGACTGTTCTCTTT872 YYA1B1 205480_s_at UGP2 AGCGGGAATTTCCTACAGTG CCCTTGGTTAAATTAGGCAG873 ZG1H1 203499_at EPHA2 AGTCGGCCCCATCTCTCATC CTTTTGGATAAGTTTCTATT 874GGGE7F7 204949_at ICAM3 CATAATGGTACTTATCAGTG CCAAGCGTCCAGCTCACGAG 875LLLG3H3 219654_at PTPLA GTGTGGTGCTTTTTCTGGTC GCGTGGACTGTGACAGAGAT 876ZE6F6 215093_at NSDHL CACCCTACTCTTTCCGTGAC GATGAGGGCGGCAAAAACAG 877QQE2F2 204826_at CCNF GGGTGAGAACCCAAGCGTTG GAACTGTAGACCCGTCCTGT 878ZE12F12 201756_at RPA2 GAGAAACCTGCTGGCCTCTG CCTGTTTTCATTTCCCACTT 879OA2B2 202678_at GTF2A2 AGGCTATAAATGCAGCACTG GCTCAGAGGGTCAGGAACAG 880NC1D1 221230_s_at ARID4B TCTTTGTTTCCTGGCAATAC GACGTGGGAATTTCAATGCG 881JJA1B1 203155_at SETDB1 TGATCCCTTCCAATGTGGTG CTAGCAGGCAGGATCCCTTC 882JJC10D10 212458_at SPRED2 CCGACCCCCCAAGCTATTTG CTCACATTAACAAATTAAAG 883OG8H8 213153_at SETD1B GAGTTTTAGGGATGTTTGTG CGGGTAGACTCCATCATCCA 884LLLG2H2 208690_s_at PDLIM1 TGAGTCCCCTCCCTGCCTTG GTTAATTGACTCACACCAGC 885SA8B8 218102_at DERA TGCCCTAGCAGAGGAAAATG CAACATCTCGCAAGCGCTGC 886AAAC7D7 211919_s_at CXCR4 CCGACTTCATCTTTGCCAAC GTCAGTGAGGCAGATGACAG 887TG4H4 203343_at UGDH TGCTGAGAATGTACAGTTTG CATTAAACATCCCAGGTCTC 888 QG5H5203464_s_at EPN2 GCTGTTTCTCAGTCCCAGAG GCCGGTGGCTGGTTTTGAAC 889 QQG3H3205173_x_at CD58 CCAAGCAGCGGTCATTCAAG ACACAGATATGCACTTATAC 890 YYE2F2212399_s_at VGLL4 TGCCTGCAGTGCGCTCTGAC CTTCTCTTCATGTGTGTAAA 891 RRA7B7221552_at ABHD6 TGTTCTGAGTGAACCCACAG CAGTCGCAGAATGAGCACCT 892 NNE7F7220127_s_at FBXL12 GGGCACCTGAGGGTCTGAGC CCCCTTATGAGTACCCAAGA 893 MMG5H5217873_at CAB39 AGGTCGTAGCCTTTTAGGTG GAAGAAGTGAGGGTGCAGCG 894 QE2F2203342_at TIMM17B CGAAGTTCTCACCCCAGCTC CTTTGTGTGGCACCCTGATG 895 PA12B12201697_s_at DNMT1 ACATGGTGTTTGTGGCCTTG GCTGACATGAAGCTGTTGTG 896 RRC5D5221887_s_at DFNB31 CCTCCAGCTAGGACCCAGCC CATCCCCAGATGCCTGAGCC 897OOC11D11 201608_s_at PWP1 AGTGGCCCTTTTGGCAGCAG GAGCTCAGATACACCCATGG 898QQG12H12 217168_s_at HERPUD1 GCTGTTGGAGGCTTTGACAG GAATGGACTGGATCACCTGA899 MG2H2 201847_at LIPA GGTTGCCCATGAGAAGTGTC CTTGTTCATTTTCACCCAAA 900KKKC12D12 221641_s_at ACOT9 ACTCTACCCACAGTGACGTG GTATCTGATGAAGACCTGAT901 LLC9D9 207871_s_at ST7 CTGTGGCACCAGCTAACACG GATCTGAGAGAAGCCCTGTC 902YC6D6 208407_s_at CTNND1 ACCACTGGGCCATAATGTTG CTTCTCAGGCTATATGCAGT 903LLC2D2 218581_at ABHD4 GGTGGTTCCCACTGCATGAC CCTCTATCCCTGCCATCTGT 904AAE4F4 201626_at INSIG1 ATTTCCAATGAAGATGTCAG CATTTTATGAAAAACCAGAA 905QE10F10 203989_x_at ZNF160 GAAGAGAGAGGCCAGGCGCG GTGGCTCACACCTGTAATCC 906NG6H6 202494_at PPIE TGGGCCTCTCCTGGGACTAC CAGTGTGGCTCTTACGTGTT 907 ZA1B1201628_s_at RRAGA AGTGGGCTTTGAAGTGTGTG CTGCTTACTCCTTTCATCTT 908 ME5F5207467_x_at CAST CTCCAAAGCACCTAAGAATG GAGGTAAAGCGAAGGATTCA 909 IIA1B1217911_s_at BAG3 TGCAGCCCTGTCTACTTGGG CACCCCCACCACCTGTTAGC 910 NNC8D8201040_at GNAI2 TGTCTTGTTCTGTGATGAGG GGAGGGGGGCACATGCTGAG 911 MC5D5203120_at TP53BP2 CCTGCCAGAAAGGACCAGTG CCGTCACATCGCTGTCTCTG 912 SC5D5202825_at SLC25A4 AACCAGACTGAAAGGAATAC CTCAGAAGAGATGCTTCATT 913 YG11H11201644_at TSTA3 GGGCAGTTTAAGAAGACAGC CAGTAACAGCAAGCTGAGGA 914 VC8D8202599_s_at NRIP1 TCCCATTGCAAACATTATTC CAAGAGTATCCCAGTATTAG 915 IIIE4F4215945_s_at TRIM2 CGCTGTGCATCAAAGTGTTT GTATGTTCGTAGCTACATAC 916 NNC10D10201397_at PHGDH GAGAAAATCCACATTCTTGG GCTGAACGCGGGCCTCTGAC 917 MMMC7D7209163_at CYB561 CCAGTCTCCTCTAATGCTCA GATTTCCCATAGTTGGCTTT 918 RRG10H10200895_s_at FKBP4 GGACATGGGAAAAACCACTG CTATGCCATTTCTTCTCTCT 919 KKC2D2200811_at CIRBP TGTGGCTTTTTTCCAACTCC GTGTGACGTTTCTGAGTGTA 920 QQG10H10213110_s_at COL4A5 GAATCCTCCTGTGGCCTCTG CTTGTACAGAACTGGGAAAC 921 SSE1F1202009_at TWF2 CGGGCTGGCATTTTGTGACC CTTCCCTGTTGCTGTCCCTG 922 HHG7H7202123_s_at ABL1 CTGTGGTGGCTCCCCCTCTG CTTCTCGGGGTCCAGTGCAT 923 IIA10B10201743_at CD14 CTGACGAGCTGCCCGAGGTG GATAACCTGACACTGGACGG 924 AAA8B8203494_s_at CEP57 AAGTGAGAAACAGTGCTCTG GTGACATGATAAATATATGT 925 SSC6D6221856_s_at FAM63A GTTTCTGGTTCTCAACTCCC GGTCCCTGAATAGTCACACG 926 UUA1B1218695_at EXOSC4 GGCAGATGGTGGGACCTATG CAGCTTGTGTGAATGCAGCC 927 NNA10B10201323_at EBNA1BP2 GAAAGGGTCAAATAAGAGAC CTGGAAAACGAACAAGAGAG 928 GGGE2F2203358_s_at EZH2 TCGAAAGAGAAATGGAAATC CCTTGACATCTGCTACCTCC 929 KKG12H12207515_s_at POLR1C AAGCTAAAGAAGGTTGTGAG GCTTGCCCGGGTTCGAGATC 930 PPC5D5202726_at LIG1 CCCTCGGTTTATTCGAGTCC GTGAAGACAAGCAGCCGGAG 931 LG1H1212875_s_at C2CD2 CGGAAAGGTTTGGCCTGACG CTGGAGTGCGGTGATGAACT 932 XG3H3218093_s_at ANKRD10 TGGATTTATTGTTTTTATTC CACACTTCCTACTTGGTCTC 933QC10D10 207059_at DDX41 CTGGCTGCCTGTTCCCTGTG CTCTTCAGAATTACTGTTTT 934KKG4H4 218421_at CERK AAGTCTGAGTGAAAGGATGG CCTCATTCTCTTTCTAATCT 935QC4D4 209380_s_at ABCC5 AGACCTACCTCAGGTTGCTG GTTGCTGTGTGGTTTGGTGT 936LLG9H9 202963_at RFX5 GTTCTGTGGTCAGGCGGCAC CAATGAGAAAGGAATGCAGA 937QE12F12 201944_at HEXB AGCTGCACAACCTCTTTATG CTGGATATTGTAACCATGAG 938ZA2B2 200915_x_at KTN1 TAAACCAACAGCTCACAAAG GAGAAAGAGCACTACCAGGT 939KKE5F5 212403_at UBE3B CCCATCCTAATTTTTATCAC CTGAAGGTTGGAACCAGTGA 940EEEG5H5 205398_s_at SMAD3 TCAAAGAGATTCGAATGACG GTAAGTGTTCTCATGAAGCA 941HHA2B2 121_at PAX8 TGTGCTTCCTGCAGCTCACG CCCACCAGCTACTGAAGGGA 942 HHE3F3212300_at TXLNA CAGCTTTTTTGTCTCCTTTG GGTATTCACAACAGCCAGGG 943 NNE8F8201087_at PXN TCTCCACTTTCACCCGCAGG CCTTACCGCTCTGTTTATAG 944 LLLE8F8201136_at PLP2 CAACAACATTCCCAGCAGAC CAACTCCCACCCCCTCTTTG 945 HHHE5F5212038_s_at VDAC1 TTCCCTAACCCTAATTGATG AGAGGCTCGCTGCTTGATGG 946 XA11B11209408_at KIF2C TTTAGTACAGCTATCTGCTG GCTCTAAACCTTCTACGCCT 947 JJG2H2204252_at CDK2 TGATCCCATTTTCCTCTGAC GTCCACCTCCTACCCCATAG 948 RA12B12204542_at ST6GALNAC2 TCCCATTAGAGATGTATCAC CACCTTGTCACCAACAGGAT 949KKE2F2 202114_at SNX2 GACCCTCTTTGAATTAAGTG GACTGTGGCATGACATTCTG 950FFG4H4 213152_s_at SFRS2B CATGCAGTGAGCACATCTAG CTGACGATAATCACACCTTT 951LLE3F3 212651_at RHOBTB1 GGCAGTGGAAACACCAGATA GAAGATCTTAGGAGAGGCCC 952YC8D8 202925_s_at PLAGL2 TAGCTGATTGTTCCCACTTG CACCTCTCCACCTTTGGCAC 953TC10D10 205324_s_at FTSJ1 ACAACCCTGAAGACAACAAG GAAAGAAACCATGAAAGTCT 954QQG7H7 208898_at ATP6V1D TCAGGCCAATTACTGTGGAG CAGCTTTCATTCCTACCCAC 955LLE1F1 218399_s_at CDCA4 TAGATCACAGGCACCAGTTG GTCTTCAGGGACCTCATAGC 956QQE3F3 205031_at EFNB3 TGGCCACCTCAATCACCAGC CAAGATGGTTGCTTTGTCCA 957NNC3D3 205691_at SYNGR3 GACACCAGCCCTGTCCTAGC CCTTCAGTAAGACCTTGCCA 958TTE10F10 221514_at UTP14A ATGCTCTGTAGATTGAGTTG CTGGAGGAGTGACAGCCAGG 959MC12D12 203675_at NUCB2 AACGTCAGCATGATCAACTG GAGGCTCAGAAGCTGGAATA 960TC7D7 202119_s_at CPNE3 GTAAATTCAGGGCCCCATTG CTACTTATGCCATATTTGGA 961OOG7H7 200783_s_at STMN1 TTCTCTGCCCCGTTTCTTGC CCCAGTGTGGTTTGCATTGT 962PPA3B3 202413_s_at USP1 CTTGATTCACTTAGAAGTGT CTCAGAAAACCTGGACAGTT 963FFA8B8 218140_x_at SRPRB GGTCTAGTGTGTTCTTAGTG GTTATACTGGGAAGTGTGTG 964MA7B7 219352_at HERC6 GGAATGTACTTTCACTTTTG CTGCTTCACTGCCTTGTGCT 965QQA10B10 212880_at WDR7 CAACCAAGGCCAGTAGAAAG CTATGGCTGCAAAACCCTGG 966ZZC7D7 200848_at AHCYL1 ATGAACTGAGATCATAAAGG GCAACTGATGTGTGAAGAAA 967UUA6B6 212536_at ATP11B ACCTGAGACACTGTGGCTGT CTAATGTAATCCTTTAAAAA 968TG10H10 204489_s_at CD44 GCCAACCTTTCCCCCACCAG CTAAGGACATTTCCCAGGGT 969MMC1D1 204781_s_at FAS AGAAAGTAGCTTTGTGACAT GTCATGAACCCATGTTTGCA 970JJE5F5 205079_s_at MPDZ ACCCCTAGCTCACCTCCTAC TGTAAAGAGAATGCACTGGT 971QQA3B3 205046_at CENPE GGCAAGGATGTGCCTGAGTG CAAAACTCAGTAGACTCCTC 972TG1H1 206414_s_at ASAP2 GCATTTTGCATGCCATTCTC CATCAGATCTGGGATGATGG 973NNC2D2 204610_s_at CCDC85B CTAGCGCTTAAGGAGCTCTG CCTGGCGCTGGGCGAAGAAT 974NNA3B3 204756_at MAP2K5 GGCCATCCCCATACCTTCTG GTTTGAAGGCGCTGACACTG 975QC9D9 202318_s_at SENP6 GGACACTTACTCAACAGAAG CACCTTTAGGCGAAGGAACA 976HHHA11B11 218407_x_at NENF TTCTTGGGAGCGTGAGGCAG GAAGACACTAGGTGCTGAAT 977OOC5D5 213190_at COG7 TTACTGACCCCACCACACAC CGGACCACCAAGAGAGCCAG 978XG9H9 203576_at BCAT2 GCCAGCACTCGCCTCCCTAC CAATGACTCACCTGAAGTGC 979OE3F3 201827_at SMARCD2 GTTTTCAGGGAGCCTGTTAG GTGCCTCCTTCTTTTCTTTC 980IIG12H12 203067_at PDHX TGGCCATTAACTTAGCAGTG GGACCTCACTTTTACAAGCA 981OOA6B6 221560_at MARK4 AAAGAAGAGGCGTGGGAATC CAGGCAGTGGTTTTTCCTTT 982UA5B5 212737_at GM2A GTGGCCTCGACATCAAACTG CCTGGATTTTTCTACCACCC 983AAAG6H6 204925_at CTNS CCAGGACGTGCCTCATACAT GACTTGAGCTTGTCAGTCCA 984OA11B11 212717_at PLEKHM1 GTCTTTGCAATGTATTGAAG GAATTGCTGCCGTGTGAGTT 985IIG8H8 201200_at CREG1 TTCAGCCAGGGACAAAATCC CCTCCCAAACCACTCTCCAC 986MA6B6 209603_at GATA3 GCTACCAGCGTGCATGTCAG CGACCCTGGCCCGACAGGCC 987CCCE3F3 219061_s_at LAGE3 CTGGAAAGCTGAAGACTGTC GCCTGCTCCGAATTTCCGTC 988CCCA2B2 204679_at KCNK1 TAGGAGGAGAATACTTGAAG CAGTATGCTGCTGTGGTTAG 989XC11D11 201931_at ETFA GCTTTGTTCCCAATGACATG CAAGTTGGACAGACGGGAAA 990ZC1D1 202398_at AP3S2 CACTGCTCAATACAGCCTCC GATCCTCACTCTTGAAAGCT 991WE4F4 209307_at SWAP70 TCACATGTGGACCTTGATAC GACTAAGCGGTTACATATGT 992BBBA9B9 205919_at HBE1 TGGCTACTCACTTTGGCAAG GAGTTCACCCCTGAAGTGCA 993YYG8H8 208290_s_at EIF5 TGGAGTGTGTGGTAGCAATG CATCAAGCTCAGCTTATCTC 994NC4D4 218679_s_at VPS28 CAACTCACTGTCTGCAGCTG CCTGTCTGGTGTCTGTCTTT 995OOA12B12 201788_at DDX42 GCTCTGAAGATTCCCAGAAG CCACAAGGATTGAAGGGAAA 996ZC3D3 218149_s_at ZNF395 GACGTCTGTGGCCAAGCGAG GTCTCAGGTGCAAAGCAAAA 997BBBG3H3 211330_s_at HFE TCGTCTGAAAGAGGAAGCAG CTATGAAGGCCAAAACAGAG 998FFFG2H2 208763_s_at TSC22D3 AACCAGCCTTGGGAGTATTG ACTGGTCCCTTACCTCTTAT999 TA3B3 203232_s_at ATXN1 GCACTACCAGACTGACATGG CCAGTACAGAGGAGAACTAG1000 TA9B9 202655_at ARMET CTGGAGCTTTCCTGATGATG CTGGCCCTACAGTACCCCCA

The invention is further described by the following numbered paragraphs:

1. A method for making a transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression profilingplatform using sub-transcriptome numbers of transcript measurementscomprising:a) providing:i) a first library of transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression data from afirst collection of biological samples;ii) a second collection of biological samples;iii) a second library of transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression data fromsaid second collection of biological samples;iv) a device capable of measuring transcript expression levels;b) performing computational analysis on said first library such that aplurality of transcript clusters are created, wherein the number of saidclusters is substantially less than the total number of all transcripts;c) identifying a centroid transcript within each of said plurality oftranscript clusters, thereby creating a plurality of centroidtranscripts, said remaining transcripts being non-centroid transcripts;d) measuring the expression levels of at least a portion of transcriptsfrom said second collection of biological samples with said device,wherein said portion of transcripts comprise transcripts identified assaid centroid transcripts from said first library;e) determining the ability of said measurements of the expression levelsof said centroid transcripts to infer the levels of at least a portionof transcripts from said second library, wherein said portion iscomprised of non-centroid transcripts;f) selecting said centroid transcripts whose said expression levels havesaid ability to infer the levels of said portion of non-centroidtranscripts.2. The method of Paragraph 1, wherein said plurality of centroidtranscripts is approximately 1000 centroid transcripts.3. The method of Paragraph 1, wherein said device is selected from thegroup consisting of a microarray, a bead array, a liquid array, and anucleic-acid sequencer.4. The method of Paragraph 1, wherein said computational analysiscomprises cluster analysis.5. The method of Paragraph 1, wherein said method further comprisesrepeating steps c) to f) until validated centroid transcripts for eachof said plurality of transcript clusters are identified.6. The method of Paragraph 1, wherein said plurality of clusters oftranscripts are orthogonal.7. The method of Paragraph 1, wherein said plurality of clusters oftranscripts are non-overlapping.8. The method of Paragraph 1, wherein said determining involves acorrelation between said expression levels of said centroid transcriptsand said expression levels of said non-centroid transcripts.9. The method of Paragraph 1, wherein expression levels of a set ofsubstantially invariant transcripts are additionally measured with saiddevice in said second collection of biological samples.10. The method of Paragraph 9, wherein said measurements of saidcentroid transcripts made with said device, and said mRNA-expressiondata from said first and second libraries, are normalized with respectto the expression levels of a set of substantially invarianttranscripts.11. A method for identifying a subpopulation of predictive transcriptswithin a transcriptome, comprising:a) providing:i) a first library of transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression data from afirst collection of biological samples;ii) a second collection of biological samples;ii) a second library of transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression data fromsaid second collection of biological samples;iii) a device capable of measuring transcript expression levels;b) performing computational analysis on said first library such that aplurality of transcript clusters are created, wherein the number of saidclusters is less than the total number of all transcripts in said firstlibrary;c) identifying a centroid transcript within each of said transcriptclusters thereby creating a plurality of centroid transcripts, saidremaining transcripts being non-centroid transcripts;d) processing transcripts from said second collection of biologicalsamples on said device so as to measure expression levels of saidcentroid transcripts, ande) determining which of said plurality of centroid transcripts measuredon said device predict the levels of said non-centroid transcripts insaid second library of transcriptome-wide data.12. The method of Paragraph 11, wherein said plurality of centroidtranscripts is approximately 1000 centroid transcripts.13. The method of Paragraph 11, wherein said device is selected from thegroup consisting of a microarray, a bead array, a liquid array, and anucleic-acid sequencer.14. The method of Paragraph 11, wherein said computational analysiscomprises cluster analysis.15. The method of Paragraph 11, wherein said determining involves acorrelation between said centroid transcript and said non-centroidtranscript.16. The method of Paragraph 11, wherein said method further comprisesrepeating steps c) to e).17. A method for identifying a subpopulation of approximately 1000predictive transcripts within a transcriptome, comprising:a) providing:i) a first library of transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression data from afirst collection of biological samples representing greater than 1000different transcripts, andii) transcripts from a second collection of biological samples;b) performing computational analysis on said first library such that aplurality of clusters of transcripts are created, wherein the number ofsaid clusters is approximately 1000 and less than the total number ofall transcripts in said first library;c) identifying a centroid transcript within each of said transcriptclusters, said remaining transcripts being non-centroid transcripts;d) processing the transcripts from said second collection of biologicalsamples so as to measure the expression levels of non-centroidtranscripts, so as to create first measurements, and expression levelsof centroid transcripts, so as to create second measurements; ande) determining which centroid transcripts based on said secondmeasurements predict the levels of said non-centroid transcripts, basedon said first measurements, thereby identifying a subpopulation ofpredictive transcripts within a transcriptome.18. The method of Paragraph 17, wherein said method further comprises adevice capable of measuring the expression levels of said centroidtranscripts.19. The method of Paragraph 18, wherein said device is capable ofmeasuring the expression levels of approximately 1000 of said centroidtranscripts.20. The method of Paragraph 17, wherein said computational analysiscomprises cluster analysis.21. The method of Paragraph 17, wherein said determining involves acorrelation between said centroid transcript and said non-centroidtranscript.22. The method of Paragraph 17, wherein said method further comprisesrepeating steps c) to e).23. A method for predicting the expression level of a first populationof transcripts by measuring the expression level of a second populationof transcripts, comprising:a) providing:i) a first heterogeneous population of transcripts comprising a secondheterogeneous population of transcripts, said second populationcomprising a subset of said first population,ii) an algorithm capable of predicting the level of expression oftranscripts within said first population which are not within saidsecond population, said predicting based on the measured level ofexpression of transcripts within said second population;b) processing said first heterogeneous population of transcripts underconditions such that a plurality of different templates representingonly said second population of transcripts is created;c) measuring the amount of each of said different templates to create aplurality of measurements; andd) applying said algorithm to said plurality of measurements, therebypredicting the level of expression of transcripts within said firstpopulation which are not within said second population.24. The method of Paragraph 23, wherein said first heterogenouspopulation of transcripts comprise a plurality of non-centroidtranscripts.25. The method of Paragraph 23, wherein said second heterogenouspopulation of transcripts comprises a plurality of centroid transcripts.26. The method of Paragraph 23, wherein said method further comprises adevice capable of measuring the amount of approximately 1000 of saiddifferent templates.27. The method of Paragraph 26, wherein said device is selected from thegroup consisting of a microarray, a bead array, a liquid array, and anucleic-acid sequencer.28. The method of Paragraph 23, wherein said algorithm involves adependency matrix.29. A method of assaying gene expression, comprising:a) providing:i) approximately 1000 different barcode sequences;ii) approximately 1000 beads, each bead comprising a homogeneous set ofnucleic-acid probes, each set complementary to a different barcodesequence of said approximately 1000 barcode sequences;iii) a population of more than 1000 different transcripts, eachtranscript comprising a gene-specific sequence;iv) an algorithm capable of predicting the level of expression ofunmeasured transcripts;b) processing said population of transcripts to create approximately1000 different templates, each template comprising one of saidapproximately 1000 barcode sequences operably associated with adifferent gene-specific sequence, wherein said approximately 1000different templates represents less than the total number of transcriptswithin said population;c) measuring the amount of each of said approximately 1000 differenttemplates to create a plurality of measurements; andd) applying said algorithm to said plurality of measurements, therebypredicting the level of expression of unmeasured transcripts within saidpopulation.30. The method of Paragraph 29, wherein said method further comprises adevice capable of measuring the amount of each of said approximately1000 different templates.31. The method of Paragraph 29, wherein said beads are opticallyaddressed.32. The method of Paragraph 29, wherein said processing comprisesligation-mediated amplification.33. The method of Paragraph 31, wherein said measuring comprisesdetecting said optically addressed beads.34. The method of Paragraph 31, wherein said measuring compriseshybridizing said approximately 1000 different templates to saidapproximately 1000 beads through said nucleic-acid probes complementaryto said approximately 1000 barcode sequences.35. The method of Paragraph 31, wherein said measuring comprises a flowcytometer.36. The method of Paragraph 29, wherein said algorithm involves adependency matrix.37. A composition comprising an amplified nucleic acid sequence, whereinsaid sequence comprises at least a portion of a cluster centroidtranscript sequence and a barcode sequence, wherein said compositionfurther comprises an optically addressed bead, and wherein said beadcomprises a capture probe nucleic-acid sequence hybridized to saidbarcode.38. The composition of Paragraph 37, wherein said barcode sequence is atleast partially complementary to said capture probe nucleic acid.39. The composition of Paragraph 37, wherein said amplified nucleic-acidsequence is biotinylated.40. The composition of Paragraph 37, wherein said optically addressablebead is detectable with a flow cytometric system.41. The composition of Paragraph 40, wherein said flow cytometric systemdiscriminates between approximately 500-1000 optically addressed beads.42. A method for creating a genome-wide expression profile, comprising:a) providing:i) a plurality of genomic transcripts derived from a biological sample;ii) a plurality of centroid transcripts comprising at least a portion ofsaid genomic transcripts, said remaining genomic transcripts beingnon-centroid transcripts;b) measuring the expression level of said plurality of centroidtranscripts;c) inferring the expression levels of said non-centroid transcripts fromsaid centroid transcript expression levels, thereby creating agenome-wide expression profile.43. The method of Paragraph 42, wherein said plurality of centroidtranscripts comprise approximately 1,000 transcripts.44. The method of Paragraph 42, wherein said measuring comprises adevice selected from the group consisting of a microarray, a bead array,a liquid array, and a nucleic-acid sequencer.45. The method of Paragraph 42, wherein said inferring involves adependency matrix.46. The method of Paragraph 42, wherein said genome-wide expressionprofile identifies said biological sample as diseased.47. The method of Paragraph 42, wherein said genome-wide expressionprofile identifies said biological sample as healthy.48. The method of Paragraph 42, wherein said genome-wide expressionprofile provides a functional readout of the action of a perturbagen.49. The method of Paragraph 42, wherein said genome-wide expressionprofile comprises an expression profile suitable for use in aconnectivity map.50. The method of Paragraph 49, wherein said expression profile iscompared with query signatures for similarities.51. The method of Paragraph 42, wherein said genome-wide expressionprofile comprises a query signature compatible with a connectivity map.52. The method of Paragraph 51, wherein said query signature is comparedwith known genome-wide expression profiles for similarities.53. A kit, comprising:a) a first container comprising a plurality of centroid transcriptsderived from a transcriptome;b) a second container comprising buffers and reagents compatible withmeasuring the expression level of said plurality of centroid transcriptswithin a biological sample;c) a set of instructions for inferring the expression level ofnon-centroid transcripts within said biological sample, based upon theexpression level of said plurality of centroid transcripts.54. The kit of Paragraph 53, wherein said plurality of centroidtranscripts is approximately 1,000 transcripts.55. A method for making a transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression profile,comprising:a) providing:i) a composition of validated centroid transcripts numberingsubstantially less than the total number of all transcripts;ii) a device capable of measuring the expression levels of saidvalidated centroid transcripts;iii) an algorithm capable of substantially calculating the expressionlevels of transcripts not amongst the set of said validated centroidtranscripts from expression levels of said validated centroidtranscripts measured by said device and transcript cluster informationcreated from a library of transcriptome-wide mRNA-expression data from acollection of biological samples; andiv) a biological sample;b) applying said biological sample to said device whereby expressionlevels of said validated centroid transcripts in said biological sampleare measured;c) applying said algorithm to said measurements thereby creating atranscriptome-wide mRNA expression profile.56. The method of Paragraph 55, wherein said validated centroidtranscripts comprise approximately 1,000 transcripts.57. The method of Paragraph 55, wherein said device is selected from thegroup consisting of a microarray, a bead array, a liquid array, and anucleic-acid sequencer.58. The method of Paragraph 55, wherein expression levels of a set ofsubstantially invariant transcripts are additionally measured in saidbiological sample.59. The method of Paragraph 55, wherein said expression levels of saidvalidated centroid transcripts are normalized with respect to saidexpression levels of said invariant transcripts.101. A method, comprising:a) providing:i) a sample comprising a plurality of analytes;ii) a plurality of solid substrate populations, wherein each of saidsolid substrate populations comprise a plurality of subsets, and whereineach subset is present in an unequal proportion from every other subsetin the same solid substrate population;iii) a plurality of capture probes capable of attaching to saidplurality of analytes, wherein each subset comprises a different captureprobe; andvi) a means for detecting said plurality of subsets that is capable ofcreating a multimodal intensity distribution pattern;b) detecting said plurality of subsets with said means, wherein amultimodal intensity distribution pattern is created;c) identifying said plurality of analytes from said multimodaldistribution pattern.102. The method of Paragraph 101, wherein said sample may be selectedfrom the group comprising a biological sample, a soil sample, or a watersample.103. The method of Paragraph 101, wherein said plurality of analytes maybe selected from the group comprising nucleic acids, proteins, peptides,biological receptors, enzymes, antibodies, polyclonal antibodies,monoclonal antibodies, or Fab fragments.104. The method of Paragraph 101, wherein said solid substratepopulation comprises a bead-set population.105. The method of Paragraph 101, wherein said unequal proportionscomprise two subsets in an approximate ratio of 1.25:0.75.106. The method of Paragraph 101, wherein said unequal proportionscomprise three subsets in an approximate ratio of 1.25:1.00:0.75.107. The method of Paragraph 101, wherein said unequal proportionscomprise four subsets in an approximate ratio of 1.25:1.00:0.75:0.50.108. The method of Paragraph 101, wherein said unequal proportionscomprise five subsets in an approximate ratio of1.50:1.25:1.00:0.75:0.50.109. The method of Paragraph 101, wherein said unequal proportionscomprise six subsets in an approximate ratio of1.75:1.50:1.25:1.00:0.75:0.50.110. The method of Paragraph 101, wherein said unequal proportionscomprise seven subsets in an approximate ratio of2.00:1.75:1.50:1.25:1.00:0.75:0.50.111. The method of Paragraph 101, wherein said unequal proportionscomprise eight subsets in an approximate ratio of2.00:1.75:1.50:1.25:1.00:0.75:0.50:0.25.112. The method of Paragraph 101, wherein said unequal proportionscomprise nine subsets in an approximate ratio of2.25:2.00:1.75:1.50:1.25:1.00:0.75:0.50:0.25.113. The method of Paragraph 101, wherein said unequal proportionscomprise ten subsets in an approximate ratio of2.50:2.25:2.00:1.75:1.50:1.25:1.00:0.75:0.50:0.25.114. A method, comprising:a) providing;i) a solid substrate population comprising a first subset and a secondsubset, wherein the first subset is present in a first proportion andthe second subset is present in a second proportion;ii) a first analyte attached to said first subset;iii) a second analyte attached to said second subset; andvi) a means for detecting said first subset and second subset that iscapable of creating a multimodal intensity distribution pattern;b) detecting said first subset and said second subset with said means,wherein a multimodal intensity distribution pattern is created; andc) identifying said first analyte and said second analyte from saidmultimodal distribution pattern.115. The method of Paragraph 114, wherein said solid substratepopulation comprises a label.116. The method of Paragraph 115, wherein said label comprises a mixtureof at least two different fluorophores.117. The method of Paragraph 114, wherein said first proportion isdifferent from said second proportion.118. The method of Paragraph 114, wherein said first analyte is attachedto said first subset with a first capture probe.119. The method of Paragraph 114, wherein said second analyte isattached to said second subset with a second capture probe.120. The method of Paragraph 114, wherein said multimodal intensitydistribution pattern comprises a first peak corresponding to said firstsubset.121. The method of Paragraph 114, wherein said multimodal intensitydistribution pattern comprises a second peak corresponding to saidsecond subset.122. A method, comprising:a) providing:i) a solid substrate population comprising a plurality of subsets;ii) a sample comprising a plurality of analytes, wherein at least oneportion of said plurality of analytes comprise related analytes; andiii) a means for detecting said subsets that is capable of creating amultimodal intensity distribution pattern;b) attaching each of said related analyte portions to one of saidplurality of subsets;c) detecting said plurality of subsets with said means, wherein amultimodal intensity distribution pattern is created; andd) identifying said related analytes from said multimodal distributionpattern.123. The method of Paragraph 122, wherein said related analytes compriselinked genes.124. A method, comprising:a) providing:i) a solid substrate population comprising a plurality of subsets;ii) a sample comprising a plurality of analytes, wherein at least oneportion of the plurality of analytes comprise rare event analytes; andiii) a means for detecting said subsets that is capable of creating amultimodal intensity distribution pattern;b) attaching a portion of said plurality of analytes comprising one ormore of the rare event analytes to one of the plurality of subsets;c) detecting said plurality of subsets with said means, wherein amultimodal intensity distribution pattern is created; andd) determining if said rare event analytes occur in said multimodaldistribution pattern.125. The method of Paragraph 124, wherein said rare event analyteportion is present in approximately less than 0.01% of said sample.126. The method of Paragraph 124, wherein said rare event analytecomprises a small molecule or drug.127. The method of Paragraph 124, wherein said rare event analytecomprises a nucleic acid mutation.128. The method of Paragraph 124, wherein said rare event analytecomprises a diseased cell.129. The method of Paragraph 124, wherein said rare event analytecomprises an autoimmune antibody.130. The method of Paragraph 124, wherein said rare event analytecomprises a microbe.131. A method, comprising:a) providing:i) a solid substrate population comprising a plurality of subsets;ii) a sample comprising a first labeled analyte and a second labeledanalyte; andiii) a means for detecting said subsets that is capable of creating amultimodal intensity distribution pattern;b) attaching said first and second labeled analytes in an unequalproportion to one of said plurality of subsets;c) detecting said plurality of subsets with said means, wherein amultimodal intensity distribution pattern is created; andd) identifying said first and second labeled analytes from saidmultimodal distribution pattern.132. The method of Paragraph 131, wherein said first labeled analytecomprises a normal cell.133. The method of Paragraph 131, wherein said second labeled analytecomprises a tumor cell.134. The method of Paragraph 131, wherein said multimodal intensitydistribution pattern comprises a first peak corresponding to said firstlabeled analyte.135. The method of Paragraph 131, wherein said multimodal intensitydistribution pattern comprises a second peak corresponding to saidsecond labeled analyte.136. The method of Paragraph 131, wherein said unequal proportion isequivalent to a ratio of said first and second peaks.

Having thus described in detail preferred embodiments of the presentinvention, it is to be understood that the invention defined by theabove paragraphs is not to be limited to particular details set forth inthe above description as many apparent variations thereof are possiblewithout departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for creating a transcriptome-wideexpression profile, comprising: a) providing: i) a plurality of sampletranscripts derived from a biological sample; ii) a plurality ofcentroid transcripts comprising at least a portion of said sampletranscripts, said remaining sample transcripts being non-centroidtranscripts; b) measuring the expression level of said plurality ofcentroid transcripts; and c) inferring the expression levels of saidnon-centroid transcripts from said centroid transcript expressionlevels, thereby creating a genome-wide expression profile.
 2. A methodaccording to claim 1, wherein the plurality of centroid transcripts isless than the plurality of sample transcripts.
 3. A method according toclaim 1, wherein the plurality of centroid transcripts is provided by a)performing computational analysis on a library of transcriptome-widetranscript expression data, such that a plurality of transcript clustersare created, wherein the number of said clusters is less than the totalnumber of transcripts in the library; b) identifying a centroidtranscript within each of said transcript clusters thereby creating aplurality of centroid transcripts, said remaining transcripts beingnon-centroid transcripts; c) determining the ability of the measurementsof the expression levels of said centroid transcripts to infer thelevels of at least a portion of transcripts from said remainingtranscripts, wherein said portion is comprised of non-centroidtranscripts; and d) selecting said centroid transcripts whose saidexpression levels have said ability to infer the levels of said portionof non-centroid transcripts.
 4. The method according to claim 1, whereinexpression levels are measured on a device selected from the groupconsisting of a microarray, a bead array, a liquid array, and anucleic-acid sequencer.
 5. A method according to claim 4, comprising: a)performing steps (a) and (b) of claim 3 on a first library oftranscriptome-wide mRNA-expression data from a first collection ofbiological samples; b) measuring the expression levels of at least aportion of transcripts from a second collection of biological sampleswith said device, wherein said portion of transcripts comprisestranscripts identified as centroid transcripts from the first library;c) determining the ability of said measurements of the expression levelsof said centroid transcripts to infer the levels of at least a portionof transcripts from said second library, wherein said portion iscomprised of non-centroid transcripts; and d) selecting said centroidtranscripts whose said expression levels have said ability to infer thelevels of said portion of non-centroid transcripts.
 6. The methodaccording to claim 1, wherein said plurality of centroid transcripts isapproximately 1000 centroid transcripts.
 7. The method according toclaim 3, wherein said computational analysis comprises cluster analysis.8. The method according to claim 1, comprising establishing acorrelation between said expression levels of said centroid transcriptsand said expression levels of said non-centroid transcripts.
 9. Themethod of claim 3, wherein said method further comprises repeating thesteps thereof until validated centroid transcripts for each of saidplurality of transcript clusters are identified.
 10. A method accordingto claim 1, wherein the expression levels of non-centroid transcriptsare inferred by: a) providing an algorithm capable of predicting thelevel of expression of transcripts within a first population which arenot within a second population, said predicting based on the measuredlevel of expression of transcripts within said second population; b)processing said plurality of sample transcripts under conditions suchthat a plurality of different templates representing only said pluralityof centroid transcripts is created; c) measuring the amount of each ofsaid different templates to create a plurality of measurements; and d)applying said algorithm to said plurality of measurements, therebypredicting the level of expression of transcripts within said pluralityof sample transcripts which are not within said plurality of centroidtranscripts.
 11. A method according to claim 10, wherein said algorithminvolves a dependency matrix.
 12. A method according to claim 1, whereinsaid transcriptome-wide expression profile identifies said biologicalsample as diseased or as healthy.
 13. A method according to claim 1,wherein said transcriptome-wide expression profile provides a functionalreadout of the action of a perturbagen.
 14. A method according to claim1, wherein said transcriptome-wide expression profile comprises anexpression profile suitable for use in a connectivity map.
 15. A methodaccording to claim 1, wherein said transcriptome-wide expression profileis a genomic expression profile.
 16. A method of assaying geneexpression, comprising: a) providing: i) approximately 1000 differentbarcode sequences; ii) approximately 1000 beads, each bead comprising ahomogeneous set of nucleic-acid probes, each set complementary to adifferent barcode sequence of said approximately 1000 barcode sequences;iii) a population of more than 1000 different transcripts, eachtranscript comprising a gene-specific sequence; iv) an algorithm capableof predicting the level of expression of unmeasured transcripts; b)processing said population of transcripts to create approximately 1000different templates, each template comprising one of said approximately1000 barcode sequences operably associated with a differentgene-specific sequence, wherein said approximately 1000 differenttemplates represents less than the total number of transcripts withinsaid population; c) measuring the amount of each of said approximately1000 different templates to create a plurality of measurements; and d)applying said algorithm to said plurality of measurements, therebypredicting the level of expression of unmeasured transcripts within saidpopulation.
 17. The method according to claim 16, wherein said methodfurther comprises a device capable of measuring the amount of each ofsaid approximately 1000 different templates.
 18. The method according toclaim 16, wherein said beads are optically addressed.
 19. The methodaccording to claim 16, wherein said processing comprisesligation-mediated amplification.
 20. The method according to claim 18,wherein said measuring comprises detecting said optically addressedbeads.
 21. The method according to claim 20, wherein said measuringcomprises hybridizing said approximately 1000 different templates tosaid approximately 1000 beads through said nucleic-acid probescomplementary to said approximately 1000 barcode sequences.
 22. Themethod according to claim 18, wherein said measuring comprises a flowcytometer.
 23. A method according to claim 1, wherein expression levelsof a set of substantially invariant transcripts are additionallymeasured in said biological sample.
 24. A method according to claim 23,wherein said expression levels of said centroid transcripts arenormalized with respect to said expression levels of said invarianttranscripts.
 24. A kit, comprising: a) a first container comprising aplurality of centroid transcripts derived from a transcriptome; b) asecond container comprising buffers and reagents compatible withmeasuring the expression level of said plurality of centroid transcriptswithin a biological sample; and c) a set of instructions for inferringthe expression level of non-centroid transcripts within said biologicalsample, based upon the expression level of said plurality of centroidtranscripts.